24,000 people will be voting for first time in this year's election: EC

24,018 of the 263,183 eligible voters for the upcoming presidential elections will be first-time voters, according to the Election Commission (EC) statistics.

This is a 32% decrease from the 2013 presidential election, where there were 30,913 first-time voters.

While the 2018 presidential election is scheduled for September 23, there will be a total of 263,183 eligible voters. This is a nine percent increase from 2013's 239,165 eligible voters.

The EC is currently conducting surveys, to confirm locations where ballot boxes will be placed.