Iranian presidential election, 2001

Iranian presidential election, 2001
Iran
8 June 2001
 
Nominee Mohammad Khatami Ahmad Tavakkoli
Party ACC Independent
Popular vote 21,659,053 4,393,544
Percentage 77.1% 15.6%

Percentage of votes that went to Mohammad Khatami per county
President before election

Mohammad Khatami
ACC

 Elected President

Mohammad Khatami
ACC

Iranian presidential election of 2001 took place on 8 June 2001, and resulted in Mohammad Khatami being elected as the President of Iran for his second term.

Candidates

Although nearly 800 candidates registered for the election, the Council of Guardians reduced it to ten.[1][2][3]

Results

Candidate Votes Percentage
Mohammad Khatami 21,659,053 77.1%
Ahmad Tavakkoli 4,393,544 15.6%
Ali Shamkhani 737,962 2.6%
Abdollah Jassbi 260,082 0.9%
Mahmoud Kashani 235,363 0.8%
Hassan Ghafourifard 129,222 0.4%
Mansour Razavi 114,327 0.4%
Shahab od-Din Sadr 59,646 0.2%
Ali Fallahian 55,176 0.2%
Mostafa Hashemitaba 28,090 0.1%
Valid votes 28,081,930 100.00%
Blank or invalid votes
Totals 28,081,930 100.00%
Voter turnout 67.77%
Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2001 - Presidential election". PBS. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Szrom, Charlie (14 May 2009). "Historical Data on Iranian Presidential Elections". Iran Tracker. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Sahliyeh, Emile (2002). "The reforming elections in Iran, 2000–2001" (PDF). Electoral Studies. 21. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Muir, Jim (1 June 2001). "Iran election: People and policies". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 28 June 2013.


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