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The commission in a notification said its sub-commissions across the country are preparing up-to-date ballot lists for the by-elections, making clear that “Citizens who have attained 18 years of age on the election day and who are not disqualified by law, guest citizens, naturalized www.hzkeep.com citizens or those holding temporary identity cards and those who are included in the ballot lists of the constituency concerned shall have the right to vote”.

According to the commission, there is a total of 48 vacant parliamentary seats to be filled in the by-elections after these parliament members became government cabinet members in the last general election held on Nov. 7, 2010.

The 48 available parliamentary seats for the by-elections are 40 for the House of Representatives, 6 for the House of Nationalities and 2 for Region or State Parliament.

The fresh parliament representatives are to be elected from vacant constituencies in 10 regions or states including six constituencies in Yangon region for the House of Representatives.