1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in Khuzestan province

none Khuzestan election Persia legislative no 1979 08 03 y All 4 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution legislative yes Lists that won seats no Islamic Republican Party 3 4 Islamic Republican Party no Movement of Militant Muslims 3 4 Movement of Militant Muslims no Freedom Movement of Iran 1 4 Freedom Movement of Iran no Combatant Clergy Association 1 4 Combatant Clergy Association yes yes background:lightgrey Defeated lsts Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Nation Party of Iran Revolutionary Organization Tudeh Party of Iran Socialist Workers' Party of Iran IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg 250px Location of the constituency within Iran On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in Khuzestan province constituency with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide four seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution. The Islamic Republican Party was able to secure three of the seats (two of whom endorsed by the Movement of Militant Muslims), while the fourth winner was only supported by the Movement of Militant Muslims. They were followed by the defeated candidate who was endorsed by both the Combatant Clergy Association and the Freedom Movement of Iran in fifth place. Several communists who belonged to groups advocating different lines (Maoism, Trotskyism and pro-Soviet) also contested in the election but were all defeated by a wide margin. The two candidates of the right-wing Nation Party of Iran received less than 1% of the votes. Results 1979 Constitutional Convention election: Khuzestan province Islamic Republican Party Mohammad Kiavashlower-alpha "MMM" Supported by the Movement of Militant Muslimslower-alpha "FMI" Supported by the Freedom Movement of Iranlower-alpha Supported by the Movement of Muslim Women (neḥzat-e zanān-e mosalmān). 411,647 23.51 Islamic Republican Party Mohammad Karamilower-alpha "MMM"lower-alpha "CCA" Supported by the Combatant Clergy Associationlower-alpha "MAMO" Supported by Malek Ashtar Monotheistic Organization (sāzmān-e tohīdī-ye mālek-e aštar). 397,595 22.71 Islamic Republican Party Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayerilower-alpha "MAMO" 313,118 17.89 Movement of Militant Muslims Mohammad Rashidian 273,489 15.62 |- |colspan="14" style="background:#E9E9E9;"| |- Freedom Movement of Iran Ali Shafieilower-alpha "CCA" 98,882 5.65 Islamic Republican Party Abolghassem Sattarian 64,239 3.67 Combatant Clergy Association Issa Tarsi 35,604 2.03 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Nasim Khaksar 35,017 2.00 — Mehdi Tadayyonlower-alpha Supported by academics in Ahvaz. 32,398 1.85 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Nasrollah Khaksar 28,137 1.61 Combatant Clergy Association Mohammad-Kazem Danesh 25,347 1.45 Freedom Movement of Iran Khodamorad Haddadi 13,086 0.75 — Rahim Bani-Assad 12,206 0.70 Revolutionary Organization Abbas Saberi 6,402 0.37 Nation Party of Iran Gholam-Hossein Dehdashti 4,626 0.26 Tudeh Party of Iran Ali-Akbar Mayelzadeh 4,500 0.26 Nation Party of Iran Khosrow Panahi 1,911 0.11 — Hamid Nezarat 494 0.03 Socialist Workers Party of Iran Abdolhamid Shahrabi 418 0.02 1,750,663 100 |- |colspan=14|lower-alpha |- |colspan=14|Source: https://www.iran-archive.com/sites/default/files/sanad/enghelabe-eslami-0039.pdf Election Results Enghelab-e-Eslami 7 August 1979 39 7July 2026 InternetArchiveBot References Iran politics Category:1979 elections in Iran Category:Khuzestan province