Spokesman for the Guardian Council said 3.444 candidates of the ninth parliamentary elections were confirmed, adding their
names have been handed over to the Interior Ministry's Election Headquarters.

Abbasali Kadkhodaei emphasized that the Guardian Council has examined qualification�of the candidates according to the law.

He said those confirmed add up to 70 percent of those who had registered for the March vote, adding there are different faces from all political groups and factions among those who got the approval of the Guardian Council.

Reoffering to 3,444 qualified candidates, Mostafa�Mohammad Najar, Interior Ministry told ISNA on Tuesday that currently�close to�12 people�compete for�the possession of�each�House�seat.

Najar�stated that Interior Ministry's Election Headquarter will sent the�final�results of�the vetting process for the candidates of the ninth parliamentary elections� to the constituencies. He continued the candidates will be informed of the results on Wednesday, FNA reported.

The elections will be held on March 2, 2012 when Iranians go to the ballot boxes and pick 290 MPs.

 

source: Jame-Jam Online