Investigation of Class Origin of the Representatives of the Tehran Province in the Eighth and Ninth Terms of Islamic Consultative Assembly

The social class of political elites mostly affects their political tendencies and approaches. These forces are also influenced by social and political developments within the power arena. Also, political developments in Iran and the prevailing thinking that some political elites have turned away from basic values and principles of the revolution have paved the way for the entry of some elites into the realm of politics who consider themselves to be the bearers of the original revolutionary values, such as simple living and support for the poor. Thus, the present article aims to investigate the class origin of Tehran’s representatives of the Islamic Consultative Assembly at this stage of Iranian political history. The case study in this article consists of representatives of the eighth and ninth terms of Tehran’s constituency, which amounted to 72 people. Data are gathered via library sources and through electronic note-taking. Research findings suggest that the social background of the representatives in these terms is based on vulnerable and poor classes of society.