Turnout in Kazakhstan’s Kurultai elections exceeds 37%

As of noon local time on August 23, 4,670,816 people had voted in Kazakhstan’s elections for Kurultai (parliament) deputies, accounting for 37.05% of the country’s total electorate, Central Election Commission member Lyazzat Suyindik said at a briefing.

A total of 12,605,788 citizens are eligible to vote in Kazakhstan.

According to data from the territorial election commissions, voter turnout by region was as follows:

• Abai region — 38.51%

• Akmola region — 39.57%

• Aktobe region — 42.53%

• Almaty region — 39.05%

• Atyrau region — 35.84%

• West Kazakhstan region — 35.49%

• Zhambyl region — 35.54%

• Zhetysu region — 47.29%

• Karaganda region — 40.56%

• Kostanay region — 34.72%

• Kyzylorda region — 47.59%

• Mangystau region — 34.68%

• Pavlodar region — 35.74%

• North Kazakhstan region — 38.13%

• Turkistan region — 43.14%

• Ulytau region — 34.93%

• East Kazakhstan Region — 41.89%

• Astana — 35.28%

• Almaty city — 17.87%

• Shymkent — 41.60%

By Jeyhun Aghazada