October 1981 Iranian presidential election

October 1981 Iranian presidential election
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Registered22,687,017[1]
Turnout74.26%[1]
 
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

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.

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