1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

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Nominee	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Party	BNP
Electoral vote	Unopposed

President before election

Shahabuddin Ahmed
Independent

President

Abdur Rahman Biswas
BNP

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The 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on October 8, 1991. This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system. Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling party. He won the election unopposed as there were no other candidates to run for the election. Abdur Rahman Biswas took the oath of the President's Office and assumed the office on October 10, 1991.

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"The Presidential Election Act, 1991". www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
"Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
"Bangladesh - Presidential Election Act (Act No.27 of 1991)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-05-18.

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