| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election - Results |  |  |  |
| 3 | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| 4 | Abdus Sattar | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 14,203,958 | 65.5 |
| 5 | Kamal Hossain | Bangladesh Awami League | 5,636,113 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Maulana Mohammudullah | Independent | 388,741 | 1.8 |
| 7 | M. A. G. Osmani | Independent | 293,637 | 1.4 |
| 8 | M. A. Jalil | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | 248,769 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Muzaffar Ahmed | NAP (M)-CPB | 224,188 | 1.0 |
| 10 | 33 other candidates | - | 682,154 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 332,524 | – |
| 12 | Total | Total | 22,010,084 | 100 |
| 13 | 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.