A national vote of confidence on President Ziaur Rahman was held in Bangladesh on 30 May 1977. Voters were asked, "Do you have confidence in President Major General Ziaur Rahman and the policies and programs adopted by him?". President Zia won an overwhelming victory in the referendum as the result saw 98.9% of votes saying yes, with a voter turnout of 88.1%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p534
Results ChoiceVotes%For33,400,87098.9Against378,8981.1Invalid/blank votes0–Total33,779,768100Registered voters/turnout38,363,85888.1Source: Nohlen et al.
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