Referendum in Kazakhstan: Voter turnout at 65% as 7.6mln people cast their votes

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Voter turnout stood at 65.04% with 7,624,641 Kazakhstanis casting their ballots as of 6:00 pm Nur-Sultan time, member of the Central Commission for the Referendum Shavkat Utemissov said, Kazinform correspondent reports.

According to Utemissov, a total of 7,624,641 citizens of Kazakhstan received voter ballots as of 6:00 pm, or 65.04% of those voting.

Voter turnout according to regions and cities as of 6:00 pm:

Akmola region - 69.07%

Aktobe region 55.09%

Almaty region - 68.1%

Atyrau region - 62.45%

West Kazakhstan region - 65.49%

Zhambyl region - 68.1%

Karaganda region - 73.31%

Kostanay region - 71.07%

Kyzylorda region - 75.02%

Mangistau region - 59.14%

Pavlodar region - 72.88%

North Kazakhstan region - 73.12%

Turkestan region - 78.24%

East Kazakhstan region - 72.76%

Nur-Sultan city - 53.87%

Almaty city - 29.82%

Shymkent city - 69.55%