1968 Iranian local elections

1968 Iranian local elections
4 October 1968 (1968-10-04)
1,068 seats in 173 local Councils
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Asadollah Alam Mohsen Pezeshkpour
Party New Iran Party People's Party Pan-Iranist Party
Seats won 806 126 20

The first ever local elections in Iran were held in 1968, to elect the members of city and town municipal councils (Anjoman). The elections were scheduled for the beginning of May, however after being delayed several times, it started on 4 October 1968 for 175 local councils.

The result was a victory for the New Iran Party.

According to Dilip Hiro, 90% of the voters in Tehran abstained, a way to mildly express dissent.

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