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