1980 Iranian presidential election
25 January 1980
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| Registered | 20,993,643 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.42% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by Province Banisadr: 40–50% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Madani: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Iran on 25 January 1980, one year after the Iranian Revolution when the Council of the Islamic Revolution was in power. Abolhassan Banisadr was elected president with 76% of the vote.