Election Day 2009: Key facts and figures on the polls
KABUL - The huge logistical operation for the elections has been massive from 36 million ballot papers to more than 3,000 donkeys. Read some of the key statistics on the elections.
Printed presidential ballot papers: 18,030,000
Printed provincial council ballot papers: 18,007,700
Mock ballot papers: 3,263,006
Ballot boxes: 95,638.
Tents: 3,906
Ink: 2 bottles of ink at each polling station
Voter screens: 116,000
Furniture: 104,000
Polling station kits: 29,000
Printed public outreach material: 6,303,400
Warehouse generators: 28
Polling Centres: 6,519 expected to be open on polling day (as of 19 August)
Polling Stations: 27,062 expected to be open on polling day (as of 19 August)
Male polling stations: 14,043
Female polling stations: 11,045
Kuchi (nomads) polling stations: 1,174
Number of presidential and provincial candidates: 3,237
Number of presidential candidates: 41
Female presidential candidates: 2
Number of provincial candidates: 3,196
Female provincial candidates: 328
Provincial council seats: 420 (including 124 seats reserved for female candidates)
Polling centre staff: 6,000 – 7,000
Polling station staff: 135,310
Civic educators: 1,535
Police for each polling centre: 4 -10
Donkeys: 4,300
By Kangying Guo, UNAMA