TEHRAN The Interior Ministry's Director General for elections, Seyed Abbas Ahmadi, said on Saturday that some 356 men and women have registered for parliamentary by-elections in 15 places.

He said that 331 candidates were men and the rest were women, and added that 166 of these candidates took part in the sixth parliamentary elections. The deadline for registering in the parliamentary by-elections expired yesterday.

Ahmadi said that Tehran with 125 candidates has the greatest number of candidates and Kerman Province with 10 candidates has the least number of candidates.

The executive board for parliamentary by-elections started work on Friday. The names of the qualified candidates will be announced ten days later. Those whose qualifications have not been confirmed can send their letters of complaint to the monitoring boards till April 21, he added.

Ahmadi said that the Interior Ministry will make the final announcement of the qualified candidates on May 29, and the candidates can campaign from May 31 till June 6.

Also, Ahmadi said that registration of candidates for by-elections of the Assembly of Experts will held from April 11 to 17 in Qom and Azarbaijan. Ahmadi said that Tehran with 125 candidates has the greatest number of candidates and Kerman Province wi1s, Seyed Abbas Ahmadi, said on Saturday that some 356 men and women have registered foth 10 candidates has the least number of candidates.

The executive board for parliamentary by-elections started work on Friday. The names of the qualified candidates will be announced ten days later. Those whose qualifications have not been confirmed