High turnout in Dhiggaru by-election
06 Jun 2015, 4:52 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Some 82 percent of eligible voters have cast ballots in the parliamentary by-election for Dhiggaru constituency today.
Election Commission (EC) figures show some 2017 of the 2,555 voters had voted by 4:00pm. The commission has closed all six ballot boxes and has started counting votes.
Official results will be announced by 8:30pm tonight.
The main contenders are the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) candidate Ahmed Faris Maumoon leading and the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) candidate Ahmed Raazee.
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