Voting continues in accordance with law in Babak district

Voting in Azerbaijan’s municipal elections continue with high voter turnout in a very transparent and lawful manner in the Babak district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Vali Mammadov, Chairman of Babak city Precinct No. 2 at Babak-Shahbuz-Kangarli Constituency No. 3, told Report.

Mammadov noted that 1,396 voters are registered at the precinct. Thirty-one of them are voting for the first time today. A total of 13 candidates are competing at the precinct.

A total of 64 precincts are operating in Babak-Shahbuz-Kangarli Constituency No. 3. Of these, 29 are located in Babak, 29 in Shahbuz, and 6 in Kangarli.

As many as 47,095 voters are registered in the constituency, of which 24,454 are residents of Babak, 16,779 of Shahbuz, and 5,862 of Kangarli district.

The voting will run until 19:00 (GMT+4).

The elections are being held at 5,846 polling stations covering 118 electoral districts. In total, 16,092 candidates are competing for 8,071 seats in 685 municipalities.

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 5,961,987 voters are eligible to participate in the elections.

January 29 has been declared a non-working day in Azerbaijan due to the elections.