55.5% voter turnout as of 2 pm - Kazakh CEC
15:24, 15 January 2012
ASTANA. January 15. KAZINFORM /Askar Bimendin/ 5 million 162 thousand 922 voters or 55.5% of the electorate have cast their votes in the Kazakh parliamentary elections as of 2:00 pm Astana time, member of Kazakh Central Election Commission Marat Sarsenbayev told a briefing on voter turnout.
According to him, voter turnout in Akmola region is 69.2%, Aktobe region - 47.1%, Almaty region - 74.1%, Atyrau region - 67.5%, East Kazakhstan region - 65.6%, Zhambyl region - 58.1%, West Kazakhstan region - 55.8%, Karaganda region - 51.2%, Kostanay region - 72.9%, Kyzylorda region - 71.8%, Mangystau region - 54.7%, Pavlodar region - 60.6%, North Kazakhstan region - 59.7%, South Kazakhstan region - 56.8%, Almaty - 14.1%, Astana - 21.3%.