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Mr. Duong Quoc Huy - Secretary of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee participates in voting in Dong Cat village, Quy Mong commune. Photo: Van Duc
Mr. Duong Quoc Huy - Secretary of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee participates in voting in Dong Cat village, Quy Mong commune. Photo: Van Duc

Voter turnout in Lao Cai reached 99.95%, leading the country

BẢO NGUYÊN (báo lao động) 16/03/2026 09:29 (GMT+7)

Lao Cai – By 4 pm on March 15, Lao Cai led the country with 99.95% of voters participating in the election.

According to statistics from the Lao Cai Election Commission, the whole province has 1,185,763 voters. As of 4 pm, the voter turnout rate reached 99.95% (leading the country according to statistics from the Office of the National Election Council).

Many communes in the area have completed 100% of voters participating in early voting, showing the spirit of responsibility and high consensus of the people towards the important political event of the country and the locality.

Ông Nguyễn Tuấn Anh - Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh, Chủ tịch Ủy ban Bầu cử tỉnh Lào Cai trò chuyện với cử tri. Ảnh: Bảo Nguyên
Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Lao Cai Provincial Election Commission talks with voters. Photo: Bao Nguyen

In this election, Lao Cai has 4 units to elect National Assembly deputies, 16 units to elect provincial-level People's Council deputies and 99 units to elect commune and ward-level People's Council deputies.

The whole province has approved 2,029 polling stations, serving nearly 1.2 million voters living in nearly 3,000 villages, hamlets and residential groups.

Cử tri Tẩn Seo Sáng, 100 tuổi, thôn Chu Liền Chải, xã Si Ma Cai, tỉnh Lào Cai tham gia bầu cử. Ảnh: Thu Nga
Voter Tan Seo Sang, 100 years old, Chu Lien Chai village, Si Ma Cai commune, Lao Cai province participates in the election. Photo: Thu Nga

To ensure that the election takes place on time, in accordance with the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies and People's Council Deputies, Lao Cai province has proactively developed many plans and organizational scenarios suitable for each locality.

The preparation of facilities, service forces and necessary conditions in the voting areas was fully and synchronously implemented.

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