SOME HALF OF VOTERS PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS BY 8.00 PM

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The General Election Committee (GEC) reported that 52.9 per cent of total registered people have given their votes to the election by 8.00 pm. In Arkhangai aimag voted 62.2 per cent out of 53,219 registered, in Bayan-Olgii--66.2 per cent out of 54,663, in Bayankhongor--67.83 per cent out of 51,542, in Bulgan--60.69 per cent out of 38,556, in Gobi-Altai--60.98 per cent out of 35,192, in Dornogobi--58.7 per cent out of 39,296, in Dundgobi--57.57 per cent, in Dornod--55.97 per cent out of 49,256, in Zavkhan--65.41 out of 44,567, in Ovorkhangai--57.27 per cent out of 72,076, in Omnogobi--60.95 per cent out of 37,300, in Sukhbaatar--64.92 per cent out of 36,298, in Selenge-56.69 per cent out of 69,729, in Tov--58.68 per cent out of 59,386, in Uvs--63.18 per cent out of 47,167, in Khovd --61.71 per cent out of 48,483, in Khovsgol--54.32 per cent out of 80,695, in Khentii--57.59 per cent of 45,608, in Darkhan-Uul--51.03 per cent out of 64,575, in Orkhon--49.95 per cent out of 66,560, and in Gobisumber--59.74 per cent out of 9,453. In the capital city's Khan-Uul district voted 46.65 per cent out of 84,258 registered, in Baganuur--52.8 per cent out of 18,634, in Bagakhangai--69.14 per cent out of 2,492, in Bayanzurkh--43.96 per cent out of 190,076, in Nalaikh--56.07 per cent out of 21,643, in Sukhbaatar--46.47 per cent out of 90,373, in Chingeltei--44.8 per cent out of 106,852, in Bayangol--44.7 per cent out of 125,700, and in Songinokhairkhan--45.33 per cent out of 182,971 registered. B.Khuder