1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in East Azerbaijan province

none East Azerbaijan election Persia legislative no 1979 08 03 y All 6 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari and Ali-Naqi Tabasi (cropped-01).jpg no Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari MPRP 4 6 Muslim People's Republican Party Mohammad Beheshti 1980.jpg no Mohammad Beheshti IRP 2 6 Islamic Republican Party yes yes background:lightgrey Defeated lsts Freedom Movement of Iran Quintuple Coalition Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Tudeh Party of Iran Nation Party of Iran Socialist Workers' Party of Iran 250px Location of the constituency within Iran On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in East Azerbaijan Province (also encompassing the present-day Ardabil Province) with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide all six seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution. The result was a relative victory for the Muslim People's Republic Party (MPRP) over the Islamic Republican Party (IRP). A stronghold of Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari supporters, it was one of the few constituencies where Khomeinist candidates did not end up winning a landslide. Out of the six seats up for the election, four went to those endorsed by the MPRP while the IRP had listed three winners (one candidates was supported by both). Lay candidates supported by groups such as the Freedom Movement of Iran and the Movement of Militant Muslims were defeated. Khomeini published a fatwa banning the People's Mujahedin of Iran from government elections.Ronen Cohen Ronen A. Cohen The Rise and Fall of the Mojahedin Khalq, 1987-1997: Their Survival After the Islamic Revolution and Resistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran Sussex Academic Press 2009 978-1845192709 15Kenneth Katzman Iran: The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran Iran: Outlaw, Outcast, Or Normal Country? Nova Science Publishers 2001 Albert V. Benliot 978-1-56072-954-9 101 Secular nationalists and communists could not receive more than 3% of the votes. Results 1979 Constitutional Convention election: East Azerbaijan Province Muslim People's Republican Party Jafar Sobhanilower-alpha Also supported by the Islamic Republican Party 786,986 87.52 Muslim People's Republican Party Mohammad-Ali Angajilower-alpha "RMI" Also supported by the Radical Movement of Iranlower-alpha Also supported by the National Frontlower-alpha "BPG" Also supported by Besharat Political Group (gorūḥ-e sīāsī-e bešārat). 580,854 64.60 Muslim People's Republican Party Jafar Eshraghilower-alpha "RMI" 560,793 62.37 Muslim People's Republican Party Rahmatollah Moghaddam Maragheilower-alpha "RMI" 458,733 51.02 Islamic Republican Party Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi 446,643 49.67 Islamic Republican Party Ali Meshkinilower-alpha Also supported by the Movement of Muslim Women (neḥzat-e zanān-e mosalmān).lower-alpha Also supported by Malek Ashtar Monotheistic Organization (sāzmān-e tohīdī-ye mālek-e aštar). 431,262 47.96 |- |colspan="14" style="background:#E9E9E9;"| |- Muslim People's Republican Party Ahmad Alizadeh Khoilower-alpha "RMI" 419,601 46.66 Muslim People's Republican Party Abolfath Abolfathilower-alpha "RMI" 372,233 41.40 Islamic Republican Party Mohammad-Ali Sadat 261,667 29.10 Islamic Republican Party Seyyed Mehdi Golabi 196,738 21.88 Islamic Republican Party Asghar Neishabouri 181,474 20.18 — Mohammad Milani-Hosseinilower-alpha "FMI" Also supported by the Freedom Movement of Iranlower-alpha "MMM" Also supported by the Movement of Militant Muslimslower-alpha "MUT" Also supported by the Muslim Students of the University of Tabriz 124,744 13.87 People's Mujahedin of Iran Ahmad Hanifnejadlower-alpha "QC" Supported by the Quintuple Coalition 76,173 8.47 People's Mujahedin of Iran Hossein Khosrowshahilower-alpha "QC" 27,966 3.11 Movement of Militant Muslims Hassan Efekhar-Ardebililower-alpha "MUT" 26,417 2.94 Nation Party of Iran Mirjavad Mousavi-Khalkhali 20,915 2.33 — Saeid Rajaei-Khorasanilower-alpha "FMI"lower-alpha "MMM" 19,504 2.17 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Nematollah Mohammadi-Golehini 17,451 1.94 Tudeh Party of Iran Hossein Joudat 6,728 0.75 Tudeh Party of Iran Anoushirvan Ebrahimi 6,204 0.69 National Front (Iran) Mohsen Firouzmand-Khalkhali 4,889 0.54 Justice Society (Iran) Bagher Mortazavi Khosrowshahi 2,652 0.29 — Ali Moghaddam 1,952 0.22 — Mohammad-Bagher Sadri 1,183 0.13 National Front (Iran) Jalal Ghanizadehlower-alpha "BPG" 1,142 0.13 — Mashallah Talachian 1,141 0.13 Socialist Workers Party of Iran Mahmoud Seirafizadeh 539 0.06 National Front (Iran) Manouchehr Malek-Ghassemi 447 0.05 899,181 100 |- |colspan=14|lower-alpha |- |colspan=14|Source: https://www.iran-archive.com/sites/default/files/sanad/enghelabe-eslami-0042.pdf Election Results Enghelab-e-Eslami 9 August 1979 42 3 References Iran politics Category:1979 elections in Iran Category:East Azerbaijan province