1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 8 October 1991, with the 330 members of the Jatiya Sangsad electing the president.^[1] This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system.^[2][3] Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Badrul Haider Chowdhury was nominated by the Awami League.

1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

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Nominee Abdur Rahman Biswas Badrul Haider Chowdhury Party BNP Awami League Electoral vote 172 92

President before election Shahabuddin Ahmed Independent President Abdur Rahman Biswas BNP

Abdur Rahman Biswas was elected with 172 votes to the 92 received by Badrul Haider Chowdhury. He took the oath of office and took office on 10 October 1991. This was the last contested presidential election in Bangladesh.^[4][5][6]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Abdur Rahman Biswas	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	172	65.15
	Badrul Haider Chowdhury	Awami League	92	34.85
Total			264	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			330	–
Source: Daily Star[1]