1965 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

Provincial Assembly elections were held in East Pakistan in 1965 as part of the wider provincial elections.

Background
The 1962 constitution provided for an indirectly elected 155-seat Provincial Assembly, of which 150 seats were elected from single-member constituencies by electoral colleges under the "basic democracy" system, and five seats reserved for women, who were elected by the 150 elected members divided into five constituencies. In East Pakistan there were 40,000 members of the electoral college.

The electoral college members were elected on 21 November 1964.

Results
After around 900 potential candidates submitted nomination papers, a total of 666 candidates contested the elections, with two constituencies returning a single candidate unopposed.

Around half of the independents elected were backed by opposition parties.