1965 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election
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Provincial Assembly elections were held in East Pakistan in 1965 as part of the wider provincial elections.
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May 1965
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150 of the 155 seats in the Provincial Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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| Convention Muslim League | 14,144 | 37.99 | 66 | |
| All-Pakistan 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[6] | ||||