Iranian presidential election, October 1981
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The Iranian presidential election of October 1981, took place on October 2, 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai, the previous President of Iran, during the interim prime ministership of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. It led to the landslide victory of Ali Khamenei.
Results[edit]
Of the total 16,841,800 total votes, the following numbers were won by each candidate:
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Iranian presidential election, October 1981
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Islamic Republican | Ali Khamenei | 16,007,072 | 97.1% | |||
| Independent | Ali Akbar Parvaresh | 341,841 | 2.1% | |||
| Islamic Coalition Party | Hassan Ghafourifard | 75,658 | 0.5% | |||
| Independent | Reza Zavare'i | 62,156 | 0.4% | |||
| Blank or invalid votes | 360,269 | |||||
| Totals | 16,846,996 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 79% | |||||
| Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran | ||||||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Shargh 's article on the October 1981 election (in Persian)
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