New Delhi [India], Iran's consulate in Hyderabad has set up a ballot box for eligible voters of Iran's elections to vote in the 14th presidential election being held in Iran, after the last president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter accident. last month.
Speaking to ANI, Consul General Mahdi Shahrokhi said ballot boxes are placed only in four places in India: New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
"We are having the 14th presidential election in Iran and other cities around the world, with three other polls in India, Mumbai and Pune. We are having this election. We start the electoral process at 8 am and will continue until 6 "We hope that the Iranians of Iranian descent to participate in these elections. Of course, all Iranian residents here are not eligible to vote," the Consulate General of Iran in Hyderabad said.
Furthermore, he also clarified that those who have an Iranian passport and all Iranian nationality can participate in this election.
"Iran has been holding different elections, whether for parliament, cities or presidential elections. It is a system of democracy in which people will decide about their future," said Mahdi Shahrokhi.
The Iranian consulate also said that the Iranian community in Hyderabad is small, with around 1,000 members, adding that it has also made it clear that Iranians with Indian nationality, even if born in Iran, are not eligible to vote.
"As I told you, we have a small community here in Hyderabad. The number of Iranians could be around 1,000, but because they have different residential situations, I do not have an exact number. As I told you, if they have Indian nationality, while they are of Iran, of Iranian origin, but they do not have the right to vote," said Mahdi Shahrokhi.
Following this, an Iranian resident living in Bengaluru, Samayi Bisharati, also spoke to ANI. She lives in Bangalore with her Indian husband and her children.
While speaking to ANI, she said that they drove about ten and a half hours from Bengaluru.
"My name is Samayi Bisharati. I am an Iranian resident and live in Bengaluru with my Indian husband and children. We drove more than 10 and a half hours from Bengaluru. I drove with the entire family to Head Rubber, so that they could support me in casting my vote at the polls," said an Iranian resident living in Banglore.
After casting his vote, he said: He has been voting in the Iranian presidential elections since he was eligible, and also revealed that this is the second time he has voted in India, with his first vote cast in Bengaluru and now in Hyderabad."
No, I think I've been voting yes since I was qualified to vote. This is the fourteenth presidential election in which I have participated. And in the previous election I was in Iran, so I cast my vote while I was in Iran. And also this is the second election in which I have voted in India. The first was in Bengaluru. The second is in Hyderabad. said Samayi Bisharati.
Polls opened for early presidential elections in Iran on Friday, to elect the successor to Ebrahim Raisi, who met a tragic fate in a helicopter crash on May 19 of this year. There are 58,640 polling stations set up across the country in public spaces, including mosques and schools.
Notably, voting centers have been set up in these Indian cities so that Iranians living in India can cast their votes.
Speaking to ANI, Consul General Mahdi Shahrokhi said ballot boxes are placed only in four places in India: New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
"We are having the 14th presidential election in Iran and other cities around the world, with three other polls in India, Mumbai and Pune. We are having this election. We start the electoral process at 8 am and will continue until 6 "We hope that the Iranians of Iranian descent to participate in these elections. Of course, all Iranian residents here are not eligible to vote," the Consulate General of Iran in Hyderabad said.
Furthermore, he also clarified that those who have an Iranian passport and all Iranian nationality can participate in this election.
"Iran has been holding different elections, whether for parliament, cities or presidential elections. It is a system of democracy in which people will decide about their future," said Mahdi Shahrokhi.
The Iranian consulate also said that the Iranian community in Hyderabad is small, with around 1,000 members, adding that it has also made it clear that Iranians with Indian nationality, even if born in Iran, are not eligible to vote.
"As I told you, we have a small community here in Hyderabad. The number of Iranians could be around 1,000, but because they have different residential situations, I do not have an exact number. As I told you, if they have Indian nationality, while they are of Iran, of Iranian origin, but they do not have the right to vote," said Mahdi Shahrokhi.
Following this, an Iranian resident living in Bengaluru, Samayi Bisharati, also spoke to ANI. She lives in Bangalore with her Indian husband and her children.
While speaking to ANI, she said that they drove about ten and a half hours from Bengaluru.
"My name is Samayi Bisharati. I am an Iranian resident and live in Bengaluru with my Indian husband and children. We drove more than 10 and a half hours from Bengaluru. I drove with the entire family to Head Rubber, so that they could support me in casting my vote at the polls," said an Iranian resident living in Banglore.
After casting his vote, he said: He has been voting in the Iranian presidential elections since he was eligible, and also revealed that this is the second time he has voted in India, with his first vote cast in Bengaluru and now in Hyderabad."
No, I think I've been voting yes since I was qualified to vote. This is the fourteenth presidential election in which I have participated. And in the previous election I was in Iran, so I cast my vote while I was in Iran. And also this is the second election in which I have voted in India. The first was in Bengaluru. The second is in Hyderabad. said Samayi Bisharati.
Polls opened for early presidential elections in Iran on Friday, to elect the successor to Ebrahim Raisi, who met a tragic fate in a helicopter crash on May 19 of this year. There are 58,640 polling stations set up across the country in public spaces, including mosques and schools.
Notably, voting centers have been set up in these Indian cities so that Iranians living in India can cast their votes.
