1983 Maldivian presidential election

1983 Maldivian presidential election

30 September 1983

Candidate Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Party Independent Popular vote 57,913 Percentage 95.62%

President before election Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent Elected President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 30 September 1983.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 95.6% of voters.[2]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom	57,913	95.62
Against	2,651	4.38
Total	60,564	100.00
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Far East and Australasia 2003 Eur, p820