Voting in the Local Council Elections has begun today morning, after almost a year of being postponed due to the ongoing global Covid-19 Pandemic.

The elections which are so far the biggest election being held in the country was initially scheduled to be held on April 4th, 2020.

The elections which have a total of 3,934 candidates competing for local council seats have 273,182 eligible voters. Out of the 3,943 candidates, 2,264 candidates are competing for local council seats while 1,670 are competing to be part of organisations that work for women's development.

There are over 700 ballot boxes for the election with over 7,000 officials working to ensure a smooth run.

Voting across the country generally began at 7:00am, though many islands have seen scheduling changes due to various problems.