EC Maldives announced the voter turnout for the local council elections

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MALE, 29 Marc, 2021 (TON): A total of 273,182 people are eligible to cast vote for the upcoming local council elections, according to the Elections Commission of the Maldives (EC).

The voters' list for the elections was updated and would include individuals turning 18 by 10 April as well, said the EC Chairman Ahmed Shareef.

The local council elections were originally scheduled to be held in April last year but got postponed due to the pandemic. 

EC has announced that the election will be contested by 3,34 candidates which include 2,264 candidates for the LCE and 1,670 candidates for the Women's Development Committee of islands.

However, EC has estimated that the election would need about 735 polling stations, including additional stations in Male City as well as to the HPA guidelines affecting resorts.

 

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