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
Candidates Ali Akbar Parvaresh , Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating they would vote for him on television.[ 2]
Results
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
References
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