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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
are used for elections to the
Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...
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Overview

The parliament currently has 207 constituencies, including a total of 5
reserved seats In government, several Constitutionalism, constitutional arrangements use reserved political positions, especially when endeavoring to ensure the rights of women, Minority group, minorities or other segments of society, or preserving a political ...
for the religious minorities recognized by the constitution. The rest of 202 constituencies are territorial and coincide with 1 or more of Iran's 368 '' Shahrestans''.


List


Ardibil

* Ardabil, Nir, Namin and Sareyn *
Germi Germi () is a city in the Central District (Germi County), Central District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. Population At the time of the 2006 National ...
* Khalkhal and Kowsar *
Meshginshahr Meshginshahr () is a city in the Central District (Meshgin Shahr County), Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History The 14th-centu ...
* Parsabad and Bilesavar


East Azerbaijan

* Ahar and Heris *
Bonab Bonab () is a city in the Central District of Bonab County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Bonab is 120 km south of Tabriz (the capital of the province), near Lake Urmia. The c ...
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Bostanabad Bostanabad () is a city in the Central District of Bostanabad County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the ...
* Hashtrud and Charuymaq * Kaleybar, Khoda Afarin and Hurand *
Malekan Malekan () is a city in the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west ...
* Maragheh and Ajabshir * Marand and Jolfa * Mianeh * Sarab *
Shabestar Shabestar () is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Shabestar, with an altitude of 1,400 meters, is located in the southern foothills ...
* Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr *
Varzaqan Varzaqan () is a city in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Ozomdel-e Jonubi Rural District. History 202 ...


Fars

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Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...


Gilan

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Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh () is a city in the Central District of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census ...
* Astara *
Bandar-e Anzali Bandar-e Anzali () is a city on the Caspian Sea in the Central District of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. History Anzali is an old city in ancient Iran, first s ...
* Fuman and Shaft * Lahijan and Siahkal *
Langarud Langarud () is a city in the Central District of Langarud County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 65, ...
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Rasht Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of ...
* Roudsar and Amlash *
Rudbar Rudbar () is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Etymology Its name (meaning "by the river" in Persian) is a reference to the river Sepid Rood (Se ...
* Sowme'eh Sara * Talesh, Rezvanshahr and Masal


Isfahan

* Golpayegan and Khvansar *
Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
* Natanz and Qamsar


Qom

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Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...


Razavi Khorasan

* Mashhad and Kalat


Tehran

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Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis () is a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite cities. It has 30 seats, the most among all constituencies nationwide and plays ...


West Azerbaijan

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Bukan Bukan () is a city in the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. During the Qajar dynasty, due to the attention and residence of Aziz Khan Mokri and h ...
* Khoy and Chaypareh *
Mahabad Mahabad () is a city in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Etymology Mahabad first became the name of the city after World War I, during the ...
* Maku, Chaldoran, Poldasht and Showt * Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab * Naqadeh and Oshnavieh * Piranshahr and Sardasht *
Salmas Salmas () is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey. Etymology The original name of Salmas was ...
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Urmia Urmia (; ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq. ...


Zanjan

* Abhar and Khorramdarreh * Khodabandeh * Mahneshan and Ijrud * Zanjan and Tarom


Religious minorities

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Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
* Assyrian *
Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...
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Zoroastrian Zoroastrianism ( ), also called Mazdayasnā () or Beh-dīn (), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster ( ). Among the wo ...


See also

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Electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...


References

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