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1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

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1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

← 1962 17 December 1970 1973 →

300 of the 310 seat in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
156 seats needed for a majority
Registered29,479,386
Turnout57.68%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Nurul Amin
Party AL PDP
Last election 143 New party
Seats won 288 2
Seat change Increase 145 Increase 2

Governor before election

Syed Mohammad Ahsan
Military

President of Provisional Government-elect

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
AL

Provincial elections were held in East Pakistan on 17 December 1970, ten days after general elections. A total of 1,850 candidates ran for the 300 seats in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League, which won 288 of the 300 seats.

Background

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In the previous provincial election in 1954, the Awami League, Krishak Sramik Party and other smaller parties formed an alliance called United Front (Jukto Front). The Jukto Front won a landslide victory by winning 223 of the 309 seats. The Muslim League, once the most popular party in the province, had its worst-ever defeat, with many provincial ministers, including the chief minister of East Bengal, losing their seats.[2]

In 1958, the military takeover by Field Marshal Ayub Khan overthrew all federal and provincial governments of Pakistan.[3]

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the leader of the Awami League in 1963 and became the strongest supporter of lifting martial law and restoring democracy. In the 1965 Presidential Election Sheikh Mujibur Rahman openly supported and launched campaign along with his party for Fatima Jinnah. Fatima Jinnah gained more votes in East Bengal than West Pakistan.[4]

On 18 March 1966, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman placed Six-point movement during a conference held in Lahore which demanded more autonomy for East Bengal. It was rejected by then political parties of both wings but got huge support from the people of East Bengal.[5] In April 1966, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman demanded to conduct a nationwide referendum on his six-point movement and said that military establishment is exploiting East Bengal by using all export revenue of jute to feed the army.[6]

He was arrested in April 1966 in Jessore but was bailed out soon. He was again arrested on the orders of Ayub Khan in May and sent to Sylhet jail where he was charged in the Agartala Conspiracy case along with 28 East Bengali military and government officials. After huge protests against the arrest of Sheikh Mujib Rahman across East Bengal all cases were withdrawn and he was released.[7]

A month before elections the deadliest tropical storm hit East Bengal which claimed lives of at least half a million people.[8] Poor response from then government of Pakistan skyrocketed popularity of anti-establishment party Awami League. Military dictator and then president Yahya Khan was strongly criticized by international media due to its poor disaster governance.[9]

Results

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The Awami League won a landslide victory of 288 seats. After claiming all ten seats reserved for women, it held 298 seats.[10]

PartyVotes%Seats
GeneralWomenTotal
Awami League28810298
Pakistan Democratic Party202
National Awami Party (Wali)101
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan101
Nizam-e-Islam Party101
Other parties and independents707
Total30010310
Registered voters/turnout29,479,386
Source: Baxter, Jhotpot Info, Banglapedia

Elected members

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Constituency Member Party
Rangpur-1 Abdur Rahman Chaudhuri Awami League
Rangpur-2 Mohammad Amin Awami League
Rangpur-3 Azharul Islam Awami League
Rangpur-4 Dr. Zikrul Haq Awami League
Rangpur-5 Abid Ali Awami League
Rangpur-6 Karimuddin Ahmed Awami League
Rangpur-7 Elahi Baksh Sarkar Awami League
Rangpur-8 Mohammad Siddiq Hossain Awami League
Rangpur-9 Shah Abdur Razzak Awami League
Rangpur-10 Mohammad Hamiduzzaman Sarkar Awami League
Rangpur-11 Mohammad Gazi Rahman Awami League
Rangpur-12 Shamshul Haq Chaudhuri Awami League
Rangpur-13 Abdul Hakim Awami League
Rangpur-14 Abul Hossain Awami League
Rangpur-15 Abdullah Suhrawardi Awami League
Rangpur-16 Nurul Islam Awami League
Rangpur-17 Shamshul Hossain Awami League
Rangpur-18 M. A. Taleb Mia Awami League
Rangpur-19 Mohammad Waliur Rahman Awami League
Rangpur-20 Dr. Mafizur Rahman Awami League
Rangpur-21 Jamalur Rahman Pradhan Awami League
Rangpur-22 Azizur Rahman Awami League
Dinajpur-1 Kamruddin Ahmed Awami League
Dinajpur-2 Advocate Sirajul Islam Awami League
Dinajpur-3 Mohammad Fazlur Karim Awami League
Dinajpur-4 Ekramul Haq Awami League
Dinajpur-5 Mohammad Golam Rahman Awami League
Dinajpur-6 S. M. Yusuf Awami League
Dinajpur-7 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Awami League
Dinajpur-8 Mohammad Khatibur Rahman Awami League
Dinajpur-9 Sadar Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Dinajpur-10 Kazi Abdul Majid Chaudhuri Awami League
Bogra-1 Saidur Rahman Awami League
Bogra-2 Qasimuddin Ahmed Awami League
Bogra-3 Sheikh Abul Hasnat Chaudhuri Awami League
Bogra-4 Muzaffar Hossain Awami League
Bogra-5 Hassain Ali Sarkar Awami League
Bogra-6 Taherul Islam Khan Awami League
Bogra-7 Dr. Mohammad Golam Sarwar Awami League
Bogra-8 Mohammad Abdur Rahman Fakir Jamaat-e-Islami
Bogra-9 Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan Khan Awami League
Rajshahi-1 Dr. Moinuddin Ahmed Awami League
Rajshahi-2 N. A. Hamidur Rahman Awami League
Rajshahi-3 Dr. A. A. S. Misbahul Haq Awami League
Rajshahi-4 Dr. Mohammad Bashirul Haq Awami League
Rajshahi-5 Kazimdar Wasimuddin Ahmed Awami League
Rajshahi-6 Captain Ismail Hossain Chaudhuri Awami League
Rajshahi-7 Imazuddin Pramanik Awami League
Rajshahi-8 Ghiyasuddin Sardar Awami League
Rajshahi-9 Mohammad Azizul Islam Khan Awami League
Rajshahi-10 Riyazuddin Ahmed Awami League
Rajshahi-11 Abdul Hadi Awami League
Rajshahi-12 Sardar Amjad Hossain Awami League
Rajshahi-13 Dr. Mohammad Alauddin Awami League
Rajshahi-14 Zillur Rahman Awami League
Rajshahi-15 Shankar Gobinda Chaudhuri Awami League
Rajshahi-16 Ashraful Islam Mia Awami League
Rajshahi-17 Mohammad Abdus Salam Awami League
Pabna-1 M. Mansur Ali Awami League
Pabna-2 Syed Hyder Ali Awami League
Pabna-3 Rowshanul Haq Awami League
Pabna-4 Golam Hasnayen Awami League
Pabna-5 K. B. M. Abu Hena Awami League
Pabna-6 A. B. M. Mahbulul Islam Awami League
Pabna-7 Abdur Rahman Awami League
Pabna-8 Mohammad Rafiq Awami League
Pabna-9 Tafizuddin Ahmed Awami League
Pabna-10 Mohammad Mozammel Haq Awami League
Pabna-11 Amin Uddin Awami League
Pabna-12 Mohammad Abdur Rab Awami League
Kushtia-1 Zahrul Haq Awami League
Kushtia-2 Abdur Rab Chaudhuri Awami League
Kushtia-3 Ahsan Ullah Awami League
Kushtia-4 Golam Kibria Awami League
Kushtia-5 Nurul Haq Awami League
Kushtia-6 Dr. Ahsanul Haq Awami League
Kushtia-7 Yunus Ali Awami League
Jessore-1 Kazi Khademul Islam Awami League
Jessore-2 A. B. M. Golam Majid Awami League
Jessore-3 General K. M. A. Aziz Awami League
Jessore-4 Mohammad Muinuddin Awami League
Jessore-5 Mohammad Tabibur Rahman Sardar Awami League
Jessore-6 Mohammad Abu Islam Awami League
Jessore-7 Mohammad Nurul Islam Awami League
Jessore-8 Shah Hadiizzzaman Awami League
Jessore-9 Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Jessore-10 Asaduzzaman Awami League
Jessore-11 Syed Ator Ali Awami League
Jessore-12 Shahid Ali Khan Awami League
Jessore-13 S. M. Matiur Rahman Awami League
Khulna-1 Sheikh Ali Ahmed Awami League
Khulna-2 Abdur Rahman Sheikh Awami League
Khulna-3 Mir Shaukat Ali Awami League
Khulna-4 Abdul Latif Khan Awami League
Khulna-5 Kuber Chandra Biswas Awami League
Khulna-6 Habibur Rahman Khan Awami League
Khulna-7 Dr. Mansur Ali Awami League
Khulna-8 Enayet Ali Sana Awami League
Khulna-9 Momin Uddin Ahmed Awami League
Khulna-10 Mohammad Syed Awami League
Khulna-11 Fazlul Haq Sardar Awami League
Khulna-12 Mohammad Khairul Alam Awami League
Khulna-13 Mamtaz Ahmed Sardar Awami League
Khulna-14 S. M. Alauddin Awami League
Patuakhali-1 Mohammad Rostam Ali Khan Awami League
Patuakhali-2 Shahzada Abdul Malek Khan Awami League
Patuakhali-3 A. K. M. Nurul Haq Awami League
Patuakhali-4 Mujibur Rahman Talukder Awami League
Patuakhali-5 Syed Mohammed Abul Hashem Awami League
Patuakhali-6 Abdul Aziz Khondokar Awami League
Patuakhali-7 Abdur Barek Awami League
Bakerganj-1 Mosharraf Hossain Mia Awami League
Bakerganj-2 Mohammad Nazrul Islam Awami League
Bakerganj-3 Mohammad Motahar Uddin Awami League
Bakerganj-4 Riyaz Ikrima Chaudhuri Awami League
Bakerganj-5 Mozammel Hossain Awami League
Bakerganj-6 Kabir Uddin Ahmed Awami League
Bakerganj-7 A. K. S. Ismail Mia Awami League
Bakerganj-8 Mohammad Amir Hossain Awami League
Bakerganj-9 Fazlul Haq Talukdar Awami League
Bakerganj-10 Mohiuddin Ahmed Awami League
Bakerganj-11 AKM Nurul Karim Khair Awami League
Bakerganj-12 Haranath Byne Independent politician
Bakerganj-13 Abdul Karim Sardar Awami League
Bakerganj-14 Dr. Shah Mazhar Uddin Awami League
Bakerganj-15 Kshitish Chandra Mandal Awami League
Bakerganj-16 Dr. Abdul Hyee Awami League
Bakerganj-17 Nurul Islam Awami League
Bakerganj-18 Shaukatul Alam Sagir Awami League
Tangail-1 Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam Awami League
Tangail-2 Badiuzzaman Khan Awami League
Tangail-3 M.A. Bashid Siddiqi Awami League
Tangail-4 Abdul Latif Siddiqi Awami League
Tangail-5 Mohammad Insan Ali Mokhtar Awami League
Tangail-6 Mirza Tofail Hossain Mukul Awami League
Tangail-7 Sitab Ali Khan Awami League
Tangail-8 Fazlur Rahman Khan Awami League
Tangail-9 Mohammad Shamshuddin Ahmed Awami League
Mymensingh-1 Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Awami League
Mymensingh-2 Mohammad Rashid Mosharraf Awami League
Mymensingh-3 Mohammad Abdul Hyee Awami League
Mymensingh-4 Abdul Malek Awami League
Mymensingh-5 Akhtaruzzaman Awami League
Mymensingh-6 Nizam Uddin Ahmed Awami League
Mymensingh-7 Dr. Nasiruzzaman Khan Awami League
Mymensingh-8 Mohammad Abdul Halim Awami League
Mymensingh-9 Kudrut Ullah Awami League
Mymensingh-10 Shamshul Haq Awami League
Mymensingh-11 Hatim Ali Mia Awami League
Mymensingh-12 Mohammad Abdul Matin Bhunia Pakistan Democratic Party
Mymensingh-13 A. K. Mosharraf Hossain Pakistan Democratic Party
Mymensingh-14 Mohammad Inam Ali Mia Awami League
Mymensingh-15 Khondokar Abdul Malek Shahidullah Awami League
Mymensingh-16 Mohammad Muslim Uddin Awami League
Mymensingh-17 Abul Mansur Ahmed Awami League
Mymensingh-18 Mustafa M. A. Matin Awami League
Mymensingh-19 Mohammad Abdul Hashem Awami League
Mymensingh-20 Abdul Majid Tara Mia Awami League
Mymensingh-21 Najmul Huda Awami League
Mymensingh-22 Dr. Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed Awami League
Mymensingh-23 Abbas Ali Khan Awami League
Mymensingh-24 Hafiz Uddin Chaudhuri Awami League
Mymensingh-25 Abdul Khaleq Awami League
Mymensingh-26 A. K. M. Shamshul Haq Awami League
Mymensingh-27 Mustafizur Rahman Khan Awami League
Mymensingh-28 M.A. Sattar Awami League
Mymensingh-29 M. A. Quddus Awami League
Mymensingh-30 Abdul Qader Awami League
Mymensingh-31 Manzur Ahmed Awami League
Mymensingh-32 Syed Badruzzaman Awami League
Dhaka-1 Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Awami League
Dhaka-2 Akhtaruddin Biswas Awami League
Dhaka-3 Khondokar Mazharul Haq Awami League
Dhaka-4 Mir Abdul Khair Awami League
Dhaka-5 Shah Muazzam Hossain Awami League
Dhaka-6 Jamal Uddin Chaudhuri Awami League
Dhaka-7 Mohammad Shamshul Haq Mia Awami League
Dhaka-8 A. K. M. Shamshul Huda Awami League
Dhaka-9 Rafiuddin Ahmed Awami League
Dhaka-10 Abu Mohammad Subid Ali Awami League
Dhaka-11 Hamidur Rahman Awami League
Dhaka-12 Mohammad Sirajul Islam Awami League
Dhaka-13 Gazi Golam Mustafa Awami League
Dhaka-14 Dr. Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Dhaka-15 Hedayetullah Islam Awami League
Dhaka-16 Shafir Uddin Awami League
Dhaka-17 Abdul Hakim Master Awami League
Dhaka-18 Mohammad Anwar Jang Awami League
Dhaka-19 Mohammad Jamal Uddin Awami League
Dhaka-20 Fakir Shahabuddin Ahmad Awami League
Dhaka-21 Mohammad Muiz Uddin Awami League
Dhaka-22 Gazi Fazlur Rahman Awami League
Dhaka-23 Shamshuddin Bhunia Awami League
Dhaka-24 Raziuddin Ahmad Awami League
Dhaka-25 Maslehuddin Bhunia Awami League
Dhaka-26 Kazi Shahabuddin Awami League
Dhaka-27 Dr. Sadat Ali Sikdar Awami League
Dhaka-28 Shajat Ali Mokhtar Awami League
Dhaka-29 Afzal Hossain Awami League
Dhaka-30 S. A. Sattar Bhunia Awami League
Faridpur-1 Kazi Hedayet Hossain Awami League
Faridpur-2 Mohammad Muslim Uddin Mridha Awami League
Faridpur-3 Gaur Chandra Bala Awami League
Faridpur-4 Dr. Aftabuddin Molla Awami League
Faridpur-5 Imam Uddin Ahmad Awami League
Faridpur-6 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Faridpur-7 A. Y. Amin Uddin Ahmad Awami League
Faridpur-8 Syed Hyder Hossain Awami League
Faridpur-9 Kazi Abdur Rashid Awami League
Faridpur-10 Akhtar Uddin Mia Awami League
Faridpur-11 Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Faridpur-12 Satish Chandra Haldar Awami League
Faridpur-13 Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Awami League
Faridpur-14 Asmat Ali Khan Awami League
Faridpur-15 Aminul Islam Awami League
Faridpur-16 Mohammad Matiur Rahman Awami League
Faridpur-17 Ali Ahmad Khan Awami League
Faridpur-18 Mohammad Abdur Razzak Awami League
Faridpur-19 Phani Bhushan Majumdar Awami League
Sylhet-1 Abdul Hakim Chaudhuri Awami League
Sylhet-2 Suranjit Sengupta National Awami Party
Sylhet-3 Abdur Rais Awami League
Sylhet-4 Shamsul Mia Awami League
Sylhet-5 M. A. Jahur Awami League
Sylhet-6 Lutfar Rahman Awami League
Sylhet-7 Kazi Sirajuddin Ahmad Awami League
Sylhet-8 Dr. A. Malik Awami League
Sylhet-9 Habibur Rahman Awami League
Sylhet-10 Mohammad Abdul Latif Awami League
Sylhet-11 Masud Ahmed Chaudhuri Awami League
Sylhet-12 Taimuz Alam Awami League
Sylhet-13 Nawab Ali Khan Awami League
Sylhet-14 Toabur Rahim Awami League
Sylhet-15 Altafur Rahman Chaudhuri Awami League
Sylhet-16 Azizur Rahman Awami League
Sylhet-17 Enamul Haq Awami League
Sylhet-18 Asad Ali Awami League
Sylhet-19 Dr. Abul Hashem Awami League
Sylhet-20 Gopal Krishna Maharatna Awami League
Sylhet-21 Abdul Aziz Chaudhuri Independent politician
Comilla-1 Mozammel Haq Awami League
Comilla-2 Syed Sirajul Islam Awami League
Comilla-3 Lutful Hyee Awami League
Comilla-4 Syed Imdadul Bari Awami League
Comilla-5 Ahmed Ali Awami League
Comilla-6 Kazi Akbar Uddin Ahmad Awami League
Comilla-7 Maulvi Mahiuddin Awami League
Comilla-8 Muzaffar Ali Awami League
Comilla-9 Abdur Rashid Awami League
Comilla-10 Mohammad Hashem Awami League
Comilla-11 Haji Ramizuddin Independent politician
Comilla-12 Abdul Aziz Khan Awami League
Comilla-13 Abdul Hakim Awami League
Comilla-14 Amir Hossain Awami League
Comilla-15 Mohammad Abdul Malek Awami League
Comilla-16 Ali Akbar Majumdar Awami League
Comilla-17 Mir Hossain Chaudhuri Awami League
Comilla-18 Abdul Awal Awami League
Comilla-19 Jalal Ahmed Awami League
Comilla-20 Sikandar Ali Awami League
Comilla-21 Abdus Sattar Awami League
Comilla-22 A. B. Siddiq Sarkar Awami League
Comilla-23 Golam Mushid Awami League
Comilla-24 Abdul Karim Bepari Awami League
Comilla-25 Sirajul Islam Patwari Awami League
Comilla-26 Mohammad Raja Mia Awami League
Noakhali-1 A. F. K. Safdar Awami League
Noakhali-2 Maulvi Khair Uddin Awami League
Noakhali-3 A. B. M. Taleb Ali Awami League
Noakhali-4 Abu Naser Choudhury Awami League
Noakhali-5 Abdus Sobhan Awami League
Noakhali-6 Master Rafiqullah Mia Awami League
Noakhali-7 Mohammad Shaukat Ullah Awami League
Noakhali-8 Nurul Ahmed Chaudhuri Awami League
Noakhali-9 Advocate Mohammad Ullah Awami League
Noakhali-10 Bismillah Mia Awami League
Noakhali-11 Mohammad Abdul Mohaimen Awami League
Noakhali-12 Shahiduddin Iskandar Awami League
Noakhali-13 Sirajul Islam Awami League
Noakhali-14 Amirul Islam Awami League
Chittagong-1 Mosharraf Hossain Awami League
Chittagong-2 Professor Shamshul Haq Awami League
Chittagong-3 Maulvi Obaidul Haq Awami League
Chittagong-4 Mirza Abu Mansur Awami League
Chittagong-5 Abdul Wahab Awami League
Chittagong-6 Abdullah Al Harun Awami League
Chittagong-7 Mohammad Ishaq Awami League
Chittagong-8 Zahur Ahmed Chaudhuri Awami League
Chittagong-9 Dr. M. A. Mannan Awami League
Chittagong-10 Dr. Abul Qasim Awami League
Chittagong-11 Sultan Ahmed Awami League
Chittagong-12 Akhtaruzzaman Chaudhuri Babu Awami League
Chittagong-13 Dr. B. M. Faizur Rahman Awami League
Chittagong-14 Sirajul Islam Chaudhuri Awami League
Chittagong-15 Ahmed Sagir Shahzada Nizam-e-Islam Party
Chittagong-16 Zahirul Islam Awami League
Chittagong-17 Moshtaq Ahmed Chaudhuri Independent politician
Chittagong-18 Osman Sarwar Alam Chowdhury Awami League
Chittagong Hills-1 Manabendra Narayan Larma Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
Chittagong Hills-2 Chai Thowai Rowaza Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti

Aftermath

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Despite the Awami League's landslide victory and clear mandate. Yahya Khan and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) didn't want the majority from East Bengal to rule Pakistan. Bhutto said "udhar tum, idhar hum" (you rule East, we rule West)[13] and threatened PPP members of parliament by saying that he will break legs of those who will go to Dhaka to attend the National Assembly session called on March 3, 1971, because he wanted to block Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from becoming Prime Minister of Pakistan.[14] After the National Assembly session was cancelled by President Yahya Khan on March 1. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman gave his famous speech on March 7 to a huge crowd at Ramna Course Ground in Dhaka and demanded lifting of martial law, withdrawal of army to their barracks and transfer of power to the elected representatives by the people before the 25 March National Assembly session.[15] On March 26, 1971, the Pakistan military launched Operation Searchlight against the East Bengali people to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in East Bengal.[16] Sheikh Mujibur Rehman declared the independence of Bangladesh on 26 March 1971. This led to start of 9 month long Bangladesh Liberation War which led to the surrender of Pakistani forces in East Bengal and the independence of Bangladesh.[17]

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