1972 Iranian local elections

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3,786 council seats nationwide

The third local elections in Iran were held on 3 October 1972 to elect the members of city and town municipal councils.[1] As expected, the New Iran Party overtook the People's Party to win 80% of the vote.[2] Out of 3,786 seats nationwide, they won 3,246.[3]

People's Party won only 1.5% of total votes in Tehran, while in the provinces New Iran Party had more than 90% of the popular vote.[3]

## Results

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Main article: Results of the 1972 Iranian local elections

## References

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1. ^ "Village, City/Town, Township/Provincial Councils", Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1974, p. 102
2. ^ Andrew I. Killgore (30 October 1972), Letter From the Embassy in Iran to the Country Director for Iran (Miklos), Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State
3. ^ a b Mehrdad, Hormoz (1980). Political orientations and the style of intergroup leadership interactions: the case of Iranian political parties (PhD thesis). Ohio State University. p. 303\. S2CID 148645507. osu1487090992443849.

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