Hanoi, March 16 -- Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported that according to updated data from the Office of the National Election Council, by 20:00 on March 15, a total of 76,043,527 voters had cast their ballots in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, accounting for 99.38% of all registered voters nationwide.

Lao Cai was the locality that completed voting the earliest (at 17:45) and, together with the central city of Hue, was one of two out of 34 localities to reach 100% voter participation. Notably, Lao Cai province has 173 voters aged 100 and above (31 men and 142 women). The oldest voter is Giang Nu Sua, aged 114.

Most localities recorded voter tur...