1981 Bangladeshi presidential election
Results

Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Abdus Sattar
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
14,203,958
65.5
Kamal Hossain
Bangladesh Awami League
5,636,113
26.0
Maulana Mohammudullah
Independent
388,741
1.8
M. A. G. Osmani
Independent
293,637
1.4
M. A. Jalil
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
248,769
1.1
Muzaffar Ahmed
NAP (M)-CPB
224,188
1.0
33 other candidates
-
682,154
3.2
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
332,524
–
Total
Total
22,010,084
100
Source: Nohlen et al.
Source: Nohlen et al.
Source: Nohlen et al.
Source: Nohlen et al.

Question: What was the outcome of the 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election?
Answer: The 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election result was a victory for Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 65.5% of the vote, beating Kamal Hossain of the Awami League.