Third Iranian presidential election
October 1981 Iranian presidential election Registered 22,687,017[1] Turnout 74.26%[1]
Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai , the previous President of Iran , during the interim premiership of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani . It led to the uncontested victory of Ali Khamenei .
Campaign [ edit ] Candidates Ali Akbar Parvaresh , Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating they will vote for him on television.[2]
Results [ edit ] October 1981 Iranian presidential election Party Candidate Nohen et al [3] ISSDP [1] Votes % Votes % Islamic Republican Party Ali Khamenei 16,007,072 95.01 16,008,579 95.05 Islamic Republican Party Ali Akbar Parvaresh 341,841 2.03 341,874 2.02 Islamic Republican Party Hassan Ghafourifard 75,658 0.45 80,545 0.48 Islamic Republican Party Reza Zavare'i 62,156 0.37 59,058 0.35 Blank or invalid votes 360,269 2.14 357,661 2.12 Totals 16,846,996 100 16,847,717 100
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