1965 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

1965 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

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150 of the 155 seats in the Provincial Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Abdul Malek Ukil Party PMLC COP Seats won 66 23

Provincial Assembly elections were held in East Pakistan in 1965 as part of the wider provincial elections.

Background

The 1962 constitution provided for an indirectly elected 155-seat Provincial Assembly, of which 150 seats were elected from single-member constituencies by electoral colleges under the "basic democracy" system, and five seats reserved for women, who were elected by the 150 elected members divided into five constituencies. ^[1] In East Pakistan there were 40,000 members of the electoral college. ^[2]

The electoral college members were elected on 21 November 1964. ^[3]

Results

After around 900 potential candidates submitted nomination papers, ^[4] a total of 666 candidates contested the elections, with two constituencies returning a single candidate unopposed. ^[5]

Around half of the independents elected were backed by opposition parties. ^[4]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Convention Muslim League	14,144	37.99	66
	Awami League	5,863	15.75	11
	National Awami Party			4
	Council Muslim League			3
	National Democratic Front			3
	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan			1
	Nizam-e-Islam Party			1
	Other parties	942	2.53	0
	Independents	16,284	43.74	58
Vacant				3
Total		37,233	100.00	150
Source: Al-Mujahid

References

1. The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book, Volume 13. 1964. pp. 289–291.
2. Syedur Rahman (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. liv. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
3. Tahir Kamran. "Electoral Politics in Pakistan (1955-1969)" (PDF). p. 92.
4. Sharif al-Mujahid (November 1965). "The Assembly Elections in Pakistan" (PDF). Asian Survey. 5 (11): 538–551. doi:10.2307/2642133. JSTOR   2642133.
5. M. Rashiduzzaman (1968). "Indirect elections in Pakistan" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Politik. 15 (3): 326–336. JSTOR   24222743.