1986 Bangladeshi presidential election

1986 Bangladeshi presidential election

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Turnout	54.89%
Candidate H.M Ershad Muhammadullah Hafezzi Party JP(E) Independent Popular vote 21,795,337 1,510,456 Percentage 84.10% 5.83%
President before election H.M Ershad Military Junta Elected President H.M Ershad JP (E)

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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 October 1986.^[1] The result was a victory for incumbent Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who had assumed the office in 1983 following a military coup. Ershad reportedly won 84.1% of the vote with a voter turnout of 54.9%.^[2] However the elections were controversial as they were boycotted by all major opposition candidates and there were reports of irregularities.^[3]