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Iranian presidential election, October 1981

Iranian presidential election, October 1981
Iran
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  Portrait of Ali Khamenei, 1981.jpg Ali Akbar Parvaresh.jpg
Nominee Ali Khamenei Ali Akbar Parvaresh
Party IRP Independent
Alliance Grand Coalition -
Popular vote 16,007,072 341,841
Percentage 97.1 % 2.1%

President before election

Mohammad-Ali Rajai
IRP

Elected President

Ali Khamenei
IRP


Mohammad-Ali Rajai
IRP

Ali Khamenei
IRP

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 premiership of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. It led to the landslide victory of Ali Khamenei.

Of the total 16,841,800 total votes, the following numbers were won by each candidate:



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