| Tehran City Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Mehdi Chamran since April 1, 2003 |
| Deputy Chairman | Alireza Dabir since January 25, 2007 |
| Members | 15 |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Single-member districts |
| Last election | December 15, 2006 |
| Meeting place | |
| City Council Building Mellat Street Tehran |
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| Website | |
| Tehran City Council Website | |
The City Council of Tehran (Persian: شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the Mayor of Tehran, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.
The council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting in odd-numbered years.
It holds regular meetings on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am (except on holidays or if decided by special resolution not to meet).
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Officers:
| District | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Chamran | 603,766 |
| 2 | Morteza Talaie | 539,761 |
| 3 | Rasoul Khadem | 427,097 |
| 4 | Abbas Sheibani | 394,457 |
| 5 | Hadi Saei | 384,358 |
| 6 | Hamzeh Shakib | 330,233 |
| 7 | Alireza Dabir | 306,729 |
| 8 | Parvin Ahmadinejad | 242,501 |
| 9 | Masoumeh Ebtekar | 232,959 |
| 10 | Ahmad Masjed-Jamei | 216,015 |
| 11 | Mohammad Ali Najafi | 215,780 |
| 12 | Masoume Abad | 201,111 |
| 13 | 1Hassan Bayadi | 190,004 |
| 14 | Khosrow Daneshjoo | 176,613 |
| 15 | Habib Kashani | 133,339 |
Results were announced on February 11, 2007. Returns from a total of 1,656,558 ballots canvassed from 3,185 ballot boxes all over the city show the following candidates with the highest number of votes