After that, many Yarsan candidates were barred from the elections in different cities. Only in the city of Hashtgerd in Alborz Province, 28 Yarsani candidates, some of whom had previously been a member of the city and village council, were removed from the election process.

The Yarsani people, whose number is estimated between one to two million, generally live in the Kurdish areas in western Iran. But a significant number of them also have settled in Alborz Province, particularly the city of Hashtgerd. According to the Center for Human Rights in Iran, besides two persons, all Yarsani candidates, including those who had introduced themselves as Shiʿa, were disqualified in Hashtgerd. In Eslamabad-e-Gharb in Kermanshah Province, Farhad Almasi, a Yarsani activist, was not allowed to run for the elections because of his civil rights activities.

The Islamic Consultative Assembly, also known as the Majlis, is responsible for monitoring the elections of the city and village councils. Five members of the Majlis form the Central Board of Election Monitoring of the city and village council elections. They decide whether to approve or reject candidates after consulting with the National Organization for Civil Registration, the Justice Department, the Law Enforcement Force, and the Ministry of Intelligence.