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A by-election was held on 12 June 2009 for the vacant seat of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Mohammad-Hassan Marashi. It was held along with the 2009 Iranian presidential election. [1]
The seat was won by Mahmoud Alavi, who gained more than 2.6 millions out of 5.8 millions of votes cast. [1] He was not supported by major clerical organizations, The Two Societies had endorsed Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri.
| # | Candidate | Electoral list | Votes | % | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Mahmoud Alavi | 2,636,032 | 45.09 | Elected | |||||
| Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri |  | | Defeated | ||||||
| Fakhraddin Mousavi | |||||||||
| Hashem Bathaei | |||||||||
| Mohammad-Ali Amin | |||||||||
| Mehdi Hadavi-Moghaddam | |||||||||
| Blank/Invalid Votes | |||||||||
| Total Votes | 5,846,107 | 100 | |||||||
| Source: ISNA / Mehr News Agency / IRNA | |||||||||
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