Election Day 2009: Key facts and figures on the polls

19 Aug 2009

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