Turnout in some areas higher than the number of registered voters: Nasheed

Associated Press (AP) has reported presidential candidate for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), former president Mohamed Nasheed to have said that voter turnout in some areas was higher than the number of registered voters during the first round of the presidential elections held last Saturday.

"He also said that even though the election was largely peaceful, turnout in some areas was higher than the number of registered voters. He said he asked the Elections Commission for an explanation," read the AP report.

The report states that Nasheed’s rivals portraying him as anti-Islamic may have turned some voters against him and possibly denied him a simple majority in the presidential election.