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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the presidency, as the president had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad. [1] The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who received 77% of the vote. Turnout was 54%. [2]
Since the independence of Bangladesh, eleven presidential elections have been held, of which three were direct elections. After independence in 1974, Speaker of the Assembly Mohammad Mohammadullah became the first president of Bangladesh without any contestation through an election. [6][7] He was elected through the first presidential election ...
The 1978 Bangladeshi presidential elections were held on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the post President, as the post had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who won 76.6% of the vote. Turnout was 54.3%.
Election. 1977, 1978. Seat. Bangabhaban. ← Sayem. Sattar →. Ziaur Rahman ' s tenure as the President of Bangladesh started with his acquisition of the presidency from Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem on April 21, 1977 after the latter resigned from his position on health grounds. [1] Zia became the President of Bangladesh at a time when Bangladesh ...
The first direct presidential election in Bangladesh was held, with ten candidates running for office, including President Ziaur Rahman, who was seeking re-election. President Ziaur received more than 75 percent of the votes cast, with former Bangladesh Army commander-in-chief M. A. G. Osmani garnering almost 22 percent. None of the other ...
1978 in Bangladesh. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade. The year 1978 was the 7th year after the independence of ...
1979 Bangladeshi general election. General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 51%. [1][2] The Awami League became the main opposition party after winning 39 seats. [3]
Presidential elections in Bangladesh. 0–9. 1974 Bangladeshi presidential election. 1978 Bangladeshi presidential election. 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election. 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election. 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election. 1996 Bangladeshi presidential election. 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election.