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Electoral history of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

This is a summary of the electoral history of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who served as the first presidents and second prime minister of Bangladesh from April 1971 to August 1975.[1][2]

Summary

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Year Constituency Party Vote % Result
1954 Gopalganj South Muslim United Front 19,362 N/A Won
1970 NE-111 Dacca-VIII[a] All-Pakistan Awami League 164,071 57.78 Won
NE-112 Dacca-IX[b] 122,433 67.67 Won
1973 Dacca-12 Bangladesh Awami League 113,380 N/A Won
Dacca-15[c] 81,330 N/A Won

Detailed results

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1954 Legislative Assembly election

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Gopalganj South Muslim

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1954 Legislative Assembly election: Gopalganj South Muslim[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Front Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 19,362 N/A New
PML Wahiduzzaman 9,569 N/A New
Independent Sharif Samsuddin Ahmad N/A N/A New
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
United Front win (new seat)

1970 General election

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NE-111 Dacca-VIII

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1970 General election: NE-111 Dacca-VIII[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 164,071 57.78 New
CML Syed Khwaja Khairuddin 39,949 14.07 New
Turnout 204,020 71.85 N/A
AL win (new seat)

NE-112 Dacca-IX

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1970 General election: NE-112 Dacca-IX[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 122,433 67.67 New
PNL Amena Begum 2,245 1.24 New
Independent Md. Ali Sarkar 1,795 0.99 New
Turnout 126,473 69.91 N/A
AL win (new seat)

1973 General election

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Dacca-12

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1973 General election: Dacca-12[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 113,380 N/A New
JSD M.A. Awwal 17,348 N/A New
NAP(B) Kazi Zafar Ahmed 5,144 N/A New
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
AL win (new seat)

Dacca-15

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1973 General election: Dacca-15[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 81,330 N/A New
JSD Mohammad Abdul Jalil 14,390 N/A New
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
AL win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Never took oath as he was arrested on 26 March 1971.
  2. ^ Vacated.[3]
  3. ^ Vacated.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena (December 2017). বঙ্গবন্ধু, শেখ হাসিনা ও ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশন (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation. p. 14.
  2. ^ "BANGLADESH: The Second Revolution". Time Magazine USA. 10 February 1975. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "নির্ব্বাচন প্রার্থী সাতজন প্রাক্তন মন্ত্রীই পরাজিত, সর্বশেষ মন্ত্রী দ্বারকানাথ বারোরীর জামানত বাজেয়াফত, গোপালগঞ্জ দক্ষিণ কেন্দ্রে শেখ মুজিবর রহমানের সাফল্য". The Azad (in Bengali). 22 March 1954. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b "East Pakistan Results". The Pakistan Observer. 9 December 1970. p. 10.
  7. ^ a b "১৩১টি আসনে আঃ লীগ বিজয়ী ১১টি আসনে বিরোধীদল অগ্রগামী". The Sangbad (in Bengali). 8 March 1973. p. 8.
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