District Elections: Voting Underway Nationwide - PICTURES

Voting to elect assembly members and unit committee members is currently underway across the country.

According to the Electoral Commission, over 66,000 individuals are competing for assembly and unit committee positions in the local polls.

Statistics indicate that there are 18,755 assembly member candidates, and 47,502 unit committee member candidates, totalling 66,257 candidates.

The electoral battleground spans 6,215 electoral areas across 216 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs).