Maldives Votes 2018

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 30

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 87

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 36

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 78

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 20

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 81

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 43

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 55

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 17

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 145

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 44

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 70

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 16

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 60

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 25

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 166

Candidate 1, President Abdulla Yameen: 19

Candidate 2, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih: 92

Elections Commission spokesperson said that they gave permission for Faresmaathodaa MP Hussain Mohamed Latheef to vote since he had submitted an application to register to vote in Male' but it was not confirmed due to an administrative issue.

Vote counting has begun in some polling stations.

Abdul Raheem Abdulla, the deputy leader of the ruling party, has congratulated President Abdulla Yameen before the votes have been counted.

Faresmaathodaa MP Hussain Mohamed Latheef receives 'special permission' from the Elections Commission to cast his vote even though his name is not in the voters list.

Voting ends in Maldives, however voters who were already in queue at 7pm can complete the voting process.

Elections officials have begun sealing the ballot boxes at polling stations where there are no queues. 

EC spokesperson Ahmed Akram says that voting will not be extended any further. 

According to the Department of National Registration (DNR)'s Director Fathimath Fareedha, it had issued a number of national identity cards during the weekend as well as election day (which was made a public holiday).

30 to 40 ID cards were issued on Sunday alone  

Voting continues in London, UK.

90% of eligible voters have cast their votes for the Presidential Election, and there are little to no people in most queues.

While the EC had earlier declared that polling is to continue til 7pm, almost 90% of eligible voters have already cast their votes in outlying islands.

As such, there are little to no people lined up outside polling stations in Eydhafushi island of Baa atoll, as well as most outlying atolls.

The capital city, however, still has lengthy queues outside polling stations. Some of the queues stretch further than the eye can see in the capital city.

With less than 30 minutes for the poll to conclude, Elections Commission has announced that voters will be allowed to queue outside polling stations until 7pm.

With this decision, voters will be allowed to join their respective queues before 7pm, and voting will continue until everyone who joined the queue has cast their votes.

Polling was initially scheduled to end at 4pm.

While this decision has been reached, residents are still waiting in long queues, some since morning.

Reports have also surfaced that some are blacking out due to having to stand long hours under the scorching sun.

RaajjeMV has received reports that the Elections Commission is to proceed with polling past 04:00 p.m until a decision is issued on ending the polls

Member of Parliament for South-Thinadhoo constituency Abdulla Ahmed has cast his vote.

Voting proceeds in Thinadhoo island calmly and utter serenity.

District: North Galolhu 

Ballot Box: T05.1.1

Voter turnout: 568 out of 789 eligible voters

Ballot box: T05.1.2

Voter turnout:  483 out of 745 eligible voters

Ballot box: T05.1.3 

Voter turnout: 525 out of 828 eligible voters

Ballot box: T05.1.4 

Vote count thus far: 493 out of 745 eligible voters

District: South Henveiru

Ballot box: T03.1.1

Voter turnout: 555 out of 821 eligible voters

Ballot box: T03.1.2

Voter turnout: 564 out of 785 eligible voters

Ballot box: T03.1.3

Voter turnout: 503 out of 835 eligible voters

District: North Henveiru

Ballot box: T04.1.1

Voter turnout: 553 out of 809 eligible voters

Ballot box: T04.1.2

Vote count thus far: 620 out of 786 eligible voters

Ballot box: T04.1.3 

Vote count thus far: 451 out of 778 eligible voters

Polling began in London, United Kingdom at 01:30 p.m. Maldives time.