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2016 Iranian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for all seats in the 10th parliament in the Islamic Republic era and the 34th since the Persian Constitutional Revolution. A second round was held on 29 April 2016 for some constituencies where candidates failed to obtain the required minimum 25 percent of votes cast. The elected MPs served from 28 May 2016 to 27 May 2020.
The election was held as part of a general election which also elected members of the Assembly of Experts.
This election was the first time that both bodies were elected simultaneously.
There were 54,915,024 registered voters (in Iran, the voting age is 18). More than 12,000 people filed to run for office.
5,200 candidates, mostly Reformists, were rejected by the Guardian Council and 612 individuals withdrew.
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