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| Turnout | 74.26% [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidates Ali Akbar Parvaresh, Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating they would vote for him on television. [2]
| October 1981 Iranian presidential election | |||||||
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| 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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