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{{Politics of Gandhara}}

A '''constitutional referendum''' was held in [[Gandhara]] on 1 and 2 October 1957. The new constitution was approved by 83.1% of voters. Turnout was 64.6%.

==Background==
The [[Gandhari Revolution|Gandhari Revolution of 1956–57]] led to the overthrow of the [[Al-Mansur dynasty]] and the abolition of the Emirate. The revolution was led by the [[Arab Socialist Union of Gandhara]], a [[Wikipedia:Political_party|political]] and [[Wikipedia:Military_organization|military organization]] that was established in 1952 by four military officers of the Gandhari army (nowadays referred to as the Founding Fathers of the Republic). During the revolution, the Arab Socialist Union took control of Gandhara and installed an [[Interim Government of Gandhara|interim government]].

The interim government chose a constitutional committee to draft a new constitution. The committee completed their work on 29 August 1957.

==Conduct==
According to Gandgari news sources, the elections passed peacefully. There were no violations or incidents reported during the voting.

==Results==
Voter participation was about 64.6%, and the new constitution was approved by 83.1% of the voters.

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Choice
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|For||8,486,953||83.1
|-
|align=left|Against||1,677,003||16.4
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||47,322||0.5
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''10,211,278'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||15,806,832||64.6
|}

==See also==
*[[Constitution of Gandhara]]

[[Category:Gandhara]]
[[Category:Referendums in Gandhara]]