1970 Pakistani general election in East Pakistan
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| Registered | 29,479,386 | ||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 57.68% | ||||||||||||
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General Elections were held in East Pakistan province on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect 169 Members of 5th National Assembly of Pakistan. Out of 169 National Assembly seats 162 were General seats and 7 was reserved for woman. Awami League won 167 out of 169 seats belonging to East Pakistan in the National Assembly of Pakistan, as well as a landslide in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[1][2][3]
Results
The total number of voters were 29,479,386. The number of casting votes was 17,005,163 (57.68%), the valid casting votes was 16,454,278.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Awami League | 12,338,921 | 74.9 | 160 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | 991,908 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 483,571 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Convention Muslim League | 464,185 | 2.8 | 0 |
| National Awami Party (Wali) | 310,986 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Council Muslim League | 274,453 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) | 175,822 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Independent | 561,083 | 3.4 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Kaushik & Patnayak 1995, p. 295.
- ↑ Harun-or- Rashid (2012). "Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Meghna Guhathakurta and Willem van Schendel (2003). The Bangladesh Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0822353188.
- ↑ Bangladesher Nirbachan 1970-2001 by A S M Samsul Arefin, Bangladesh Research and Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2003, page-23
Works cited
- Kaushik, S. L.; Patnayak, Rama (1995). Modern Governments and Political Systems: governments and politics in South Asia.