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A
by-election was held on 14 March 2008 for the vacant seat of the
Assembly of Experts in
Tehran Province, caused by death of
Ali Meshkini who held office as
chairman of the assembly.
[1] It was held along with the
2008 Iranian legislative election.
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The seat was won by conservative
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, the secretary-General of
Combatant Clergy Association, who was endorsed by
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom in addition to his own organization. The parliamentary electoral alliance
United Front of Principlists also supported him.
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The candidate supported by the
reformists ended up in the third place.
Result
#
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Candidate
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Electoral list
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Votes
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%
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Notes
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CCA
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SST
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UFP
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RC
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1
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Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
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Y
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Y
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Y
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1,445,554
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50.22
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Elected
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2
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Mohammad-Ali Amin
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343,825
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11.94
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Defeated
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3
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Mohammad Sajjadi Ata-Abadi
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Y
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167,396
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5.82
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4
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Ahmad Mousavi-Vadeghani
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111,745
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3.88
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Blank/Invalid Votes
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809,891
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28.14
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Total Votes
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2,878,411
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100
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Source:
IRNA /
E'temad newspaper
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References
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"Newsline", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 18 March 2008, retrieved 15 March 2021