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At 9 AM (1200 GMT), voter turnout was
8%, about 0.9% points higher than in
the last parliamentary election in 2016,
according to the National Election
Commission. That excluded nearly 27%
of the 44 million registered voters who
took part in early voting the previous
weekend. Among them were about
2,800 COVID-19 patients, for whom the
NEC allowed voting by mail and set up
special polling stations for early voting.
More than 13,000 COVID-19 positive in
self-quarantine signed up to vote and
were allowed to exercise their franchise
after other voters had left at 6 PM (2100
GMT).
Announcement and
Promotion of ‘Code of
Conduct’ for Voters-

A “Code of Conduct” was announced for participation in voting; details of voting information and
election material was sent to every household and election material sent to soldiers and police.
NEC published and provided the “Code of Conduct” on various media platforms including the NEC’s
own e-TV, its website, social media and various TV channels and newspapers. A Video titled ‘Come
and Vote Safely’ was produced for providing training on Voting Safely regarding COVID-19 and it was
posted. NEC also posted othervideo material on YouTube and other channels and utilized them for
training polling station workers.

Other Safety Measures followed are listed below:
• Disinfection procedures inside and outside polling stations, and the voting process.

• Voting procedures for temporary polling booths for voters with a high temperature or respiratory
symptoms. A separate route for voters with a high temperature or with respiratory symptoms
away from other voters was marked out with arrows on the floor. Bins for the disposable vinyl
gloves were placed at the exits of polling stations.

Snapshot of a video (Come and vote safely on Election Day) uploaded on Youtube by NEC