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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 16 August 1985, and resulted in the re-election of the incumbent President Ali Khamenei.
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Registered | 25,993,802[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 54.78%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Freedom Movement of Iran called for a boycott.[2]
In July 1985, 50 people applied for the nomination, of which only 3 were approved:
The following candidates were disqualified by the Guardian Council:
1985 Iranian presidential election | |||||||
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Party | Candidate | Nohen et al[5] | ISSDP[1] | ||||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Islamic Republican Party | Ali Khamenei | 12,203,870 | 87.9 | 12,205,012 | 85.00 | ||
Islamic Republican Party | Mahmoud Kashani | 1,402,416 | 10.1 | 1,402,953 | 9.85 | ||
Islamic Republican Party | Habibollah Asgaroladi | 283,297 | 2.00 | 278,113 | 1.95 | ||
Blank or invalid votes | 355,047 | 2.50 | 352,509 | 2.47 | |||
Totals | 14,244,630 | 100 | 14,238,587 | 100 |
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