URGENT: Voter turnout at early parliamentary elections made 75.07% - CEC

22:50, 15 January 2012

ASTANA. January 15. KAZINFORM /Askar Bimendin/ According to preliminary data, the voter turnout at the early parliamentary elections in the country made 75.07 percent. About seven million people have casted their votes in Kazakhstan as of 8.00 pm.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission Kuandyk Turgankulov has announced at a briefing.

"At present the voting at the early elections of deputies of the Majilis and regular lections of deputies of maslikhats were completed. At present we are ready to present operational information about the voter turnout, with the exception of data from 56 stations formed in the diplomatic representation offices of Kazakhstan abroad.

According to data of the regional, Astana and Almaty election commissions, 6.98 million people out of 9.3 million voters have casted their votes. The voter turnout made 75.07 percent.

In terms of the regions it looks like this: Astana's voter turnout makes 53.32%, Almaty city - 41.38%, Akmola region - 78.01%, Aktobe region - 78.4%, Almaty region - 92.6%, Atyrau region - 83.55%, East Kazakhstan region - 80.21%, Zhambyl region - 80.83%, West Kazakhstan region - 71.9%, Karaganda region - 75.2%, Kostanay region - 84.83%, Kyzylorda region - 80.95%, Mangystau region - 74.2%, Pavlodar region - 71%, North Kazakhstan region - 80.7%, South Kazakhstan region - 78.76%," K.Turgankulov said.

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