1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in Sistan and Baluchestan province

Sistan and Baluchestan election

3 August 1979 (1979-08-03)
2 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution
Majority party   Leader Abdul Aziz Malazada Party Muslim Union Party Seats won 2 / 2
Location of the constituency within Iran

On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in Sistan and Baluchestan Province with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide the two seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution.

Both candidates who won the election belonged to the Sunni Baloch community in the province. The Shia cleric supported by the Islamic Republican Party was defeated.

Results

1979 Constitutional Convention election: Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MUP	Abdulaziz Mullazadeh [a]	140,770	73.21
	MUP	Hamidollah Mir-Moradzehi	133,123	69.23
	IRP	Mohammad-Taghi Hosseini [b]	unknown	unknown
	MPRP	Mohammad-Gol Barahouei	unknown	unknown
Total votes			192,288	100
Also supported by the Movement of Militant Muslims and the Islamic Republican Party Also supported by the Muslim People's Republic Party
Source: "Election Results" (PDF), Ettela'at, no. 15922, p. 2, 6 August 1979

References

• Iran portal
• politics portal