title: Iranian legislative election, 2000 (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
text: # Iranian legislative election, 2000 (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
  
  This is an overview of the 2000 Iranian legislative election in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  Official results declared by the Ministry of Interior are as follows:
  
  | # | Candidate | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Electoral lists | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | # | Candidate | IIPF | ACC | OSU | CNR | ECP | MDP | FFLIL | SDIR | Votes | % |
  | ↓ Elected Members ↓ ||||||||||||
  | 1 | Mohammad Reza Khatami | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,794,365 | 61.21 |
  | 2 | Jamileh Kadivar | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | 1,377,746 | 47 |
  | 3 | Alireza Noori | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | 1,343,520 | 45.83 |
  | 4 | Mohsen Armin | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,224,421 | 41.77 |
  | 5 | Hadi Khamenei | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | 1,223,884 | 41.77 |
  | 6 | Mohsen Mirdamadi | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 1,188,309 | 40.54 |
  | 7 | Majid Ansari | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | 1,173,534 | 40.30 |
  | 8 | Behzad Nabavi | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | 1,148,840 | 39.19 |
  | 9 | Ahmad Bourghani | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,1393,65 | 38.87 |
  | 10 | Soheila Jolodarzadeh | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | 1,119,735 | 38.20 |
  | 11 | Davoud Soleimani | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,081,119 | 36.88 |
  | 12 | Ahmad Pournejati | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,070,122 | 36.20 |
  | 13 | Elaheh Koulaei | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 1,054,003 | 35.95 |
  | 14 | Ali Shakouri Rad | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,053,686 | 35.94 |
  | 15 | Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoeini | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,052,344 | 35.90 |
  | 16 | Vahideh Taleghani | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,047,096 | 35.72 |
  | 17 | Mohsen Safaei Farahani | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | 1,038,602 | 35.43 |
  | 18 | Meysam Saeidi | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | 1,025,495 | 34.98 |
  | 19 | Shamseddin Vahabi | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 988,594 | 33.72 |
  | 20 | Fatemeh Haghighatjoo | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 988,564 | 33.72 |
  | 21 | Behrouz Afkhami | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 973,727 | 33.22 |
  | 22 | Mohammad Naeimipour | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 941,697 | 32.12 |
  | 23 | Abolghasem Sarhaddizadeh | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | 926,054 | 31.59 |
  | 24 | Fatemeh Rakeei | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 896,573 | 30.58 |
  | 25 | Mehdi Karoubi | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | 892,640 | 30.45 |
  | 26 | Mahmoud Doayi | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | 889,986 | 30.36 |
  | 27 | Rasoul Montajabnia | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 782,438 | 26.69 |
  | 28 | Alireza Rajaei | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | 771,677 | 26.32 |
  | 29 | Elias Hazrati | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 756,266 | 25.80 |
  | 30 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 749,884 | 25.58 |
  | ↓ Defeated ↓ ||||||||||||
  | 31 | Ali-Akbar Rahmani | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 737,976 | 25.17 |
  | 32 | Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | 717,076 | 24.46 |
  | 33 | Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 669,547 | 22.84 |
  | 34 | Hossein Hashemian | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | 632,692 | 21.58 |
  | 35 | Gohar Dastgheib | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 610,076 | 20.81 |
  | 36 | Mohsen Rezaei | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | 539,796 | 18.41 |
  | 37 | Alireza Marandi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 512,516 | 17.48 |
  | 38 | Mahmoud Omrani-Tabarestani | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 505,640 | 17.25 |
  | 39 | Abbas Sheibani | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 504,248 | 17.20 |
  | 40 | Hassan Rouhani | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 498,916 | 17.02 |
  | 41 | Mohammad Reza Bahonar | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 451,343 | 15.39 |
  | ... | Data not available | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 51 | Ahmad Tavakoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 382,867 | 13.06 |
  | 52 | Morteza Nabavi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 376,051 | 12.82 |
  | 53 | Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | 366,202 | 12.49 |
  | 54 | Yahya Ale Eshaq | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | 351,850 | 12.00 |
  | 55 | Monireh Nobakht | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 346,524 | 11.82 |
  | 56 | Ali Movahedi-Savoji | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 344,897 | 11.76 |
  | 57 | Ali Abbaspour | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 342,248 | 11.67 |
  | 58 | Shahabedin Sadr | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 336,349 | 11.47 |
  | 59 | Reza Taghavi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 332,797 | 11.35 |
  | 60 | Saeed Madani | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 327,546 | 11.17 |
  | 61 | Reza Akrami | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | 327,122 | 11.16 |
  | 62 | Davoud Danesh-Jafari | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 315,827 | 10.77 |
  | 63 | Gholamhossein Elham | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 305,833 | 10.43 |
  | 64 | Fatemeh Rahbar | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | 291,249 | 9.93 |
  | 65 | Fatemeh Farhangkhah | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 289,476 | 9.87 |
  | 66 | Mohammad Behzadi | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | 287,290 | 9.80 |
  | 67 | Mohammad Reza Sarshar | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 285,923 | 9.78 |
  | 68 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 280,046 | 9.55 |
  | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | Blank or Invalid Votes | | |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 2,931,113 | 100 |
  
  ### Second round
  
  | # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elias Hazrati | Islamic Iran Solidarity Party | 79,081 | 49.88 |
  | 2 | Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur | Association of Combatant Clerics | 68,276 | 43.07 |
  | 3 | Ali-Akbar Rahmani | Islamic Iran Participation Front | 65,819 | 41.52 |
  | 4 | Rasoul Montajabnia | Association of Combatant Clerics | 47,436 | 29.92 |
  | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 10,857 | 6.84 |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 18,699 | 11.79 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 139,812 | 88.20 |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 158,511 | 100 |
  | Source: IRNA |||||
  
  ## Analysis
  
  15 electoral lists were issued for 30 seats in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district, endorsing a total of 113 individuals. The 113 listed candidates received an average of 437,459 votes, while 723 unlisted candidates received only 5,524 on average.
  
  Average votes received by each list in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district
  
  List
  
  Average votes*
  
  Islamic Iran Participation Front
  
  1,049,891
  
  2nd of Khordad Press
  
  1,032,847
  
  Office for Strengthening Unity
  
  963,619
  
  Association of Combatant Clerics
  
  792,630
  
  Worker House
  
  650,733
  
  Executives of Construction Party
  
  631,597
  
  Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic
  
  598,820
  
  Society of Researchers
  
  476,650
  
  Independence Party of Iran
  
  454,204
  
  Moderation and Development Party
  
  427,508
  
  Combatant Clergy Association
  
  396,376
  
  Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution
  
  386,379
  
  Islamic Society of Students
  
  379,938
  
  Islamic Civilization Party
  
  360,825
  
  Summit of Freethinkers
  
  263,826
  
  *Average votes is the arithmetic mean of total votes received by all candidates listed. :
  
  