Elections Commission (EC) has passed to hold re-election for the Council seats of Madifushi Island in Thaa Atoll.

Speaking to Raajje.mv, EC Member Ahmed Akram said that re-elections needed to be held as an unregistered voter had cast his ballot in the Constituency. Akram had not revealed additional details of the voter or the Constituency the voter should have voted in.

When questioned about the decision to hold re-elections, Akram said the decision to do so was based on the Supreme Court ruling on the Council Elections of 2014 and after reviewing cases submitted to the Complaints Bureau of EC.

Akram added that four candidates will contest in the re-election, as there was the possibility that the final results would change, since three candidates need to be elected.

Seven candidates contested the seats of the Council. Progressive Party of the Maldives’ (PPM) Abbas Ahmed and Ali Hassan are tied with 389 votes each. Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Hassan Abdullah had won 388 votes, while PPM’s Ismail Hilmy won 387 votes.

The re-election is scheduled for Saturday.