1974 Bangladeshi presidential election

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1974 Bangladeshi presidential election
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24 January 1974 1978  
 
Candidate Mohammad Mohammadullah
Party Awami League

President before election

Abu Sayed Chowdhury
Bangladesh Awami League

Elected President

Mohammad Mohammadullah
Bangladesh Awami League

The first indirect presidential election was held on 24 January 1974. [1] This was the first and last presidential election under a parliamentary system before the presidential system was introduced in January 1975. [2] Mohammad Mohammadullah was elected as the president by the National Assembly without any voting since there were no other candidates. Mohammad Mohammadullah was sworn in at Bangabhaban on 27 January 1974. [3]

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References

  1. Anjum, Zahid husain (1979), Ilmi Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge, Ilmi Kitab Khana, p. 352, retrieved 28 April 2018
  2. "Mujib: Death of the Founder - Time". content.time.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. Asian Recorder, K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press, 1974, retrieved 28 April 2018