Voter turnout reaches about 55 per cent in Myanmar’s 2025 general election

FILE PHOTO: A voter inks a finger after casting a ballot at a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25, 2026. - AFP

YANGON: In the 2025 general election as a whole, more than 24.22 million people were eligible to vote, with over 13.14 million casting ballots, resulting in a voter turnout of approximately 55 per cent, according to Major General Zaw Min Tun, Head of the Information Team of the National Defence and Security Council.

He made the remarks on January 26 while responding to media questions regarding the successful conduct of the multi-party general election.