M. Idris Judge of the High Court of Bangladesh who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.[1][2]

M. Idris
1st Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
In office
7 July 1972 – 7 July 1977
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byA. K. M. Nurul Islam

Career

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Idris was appointed the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 7 July 1972 and served until 6 July 1977.[2][1] The first general election of 7 March 1972 was held under his commission.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ইতিহাসের পাতায় বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশন | DW | 06.11.2018". Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Election Commission". ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p535 ISBN 0-19-924958-X