Myanmar to launch information centers for election results

Two information centers for the results of Myanmar's upcoming Nov. 8 general election will be launched in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw respectively for two weeks starting from the election day, an official of the Union Election Commission (UEC) told a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday.

The two information centers to be opened at Yangon's Myanmar Peace Center and Nay Pyi Taw's Office of the UEC will release the election results obtained from polling stations nationwide daily until it is officially announced by the UEC, based on the results submitted by the sub-commissions region or state-wise, Director General of the UEC U Tin Tun said.

The nationwide eligible voters' list will be publicized on Nov. 2 , he added.

The press conference also dealt with the status of advance voting of overseas Myanmar citizens.

The election campaigning by political parties and candidates have been in full swing since it started on Sept. 8 and is set to end on Nov. 6, two days before the election day.

A total of 6,065 candidates involving 91 political parties and 310 independent runners will compete for seats in parliament in the upcoming general election.

The commission designated 1,163 constituencies for the vote at three levels of the parliament across the country, namely the House of Representatives (Lower House), the House of Nationalities (Upper House), the Region or State Parliament which also involves ethnic representatives.

There are 32 million eligible voters in the country, according to the commission's revised figures.