Candidates for the 17 remaining seats in Bahrain’s parliament have kicked off their election campaigns.

A total of 187,080 voters will cast their ballots on September 24 for the 75 registered candidates.

The by-elections will be held on September 24 from 8am to 8pm, with a second round scheduled for October 1 for any constituency with no clear winner.

Voting will also be held at Bahraini embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad on September 20 and in case of a re-vote on September 27.

Polling centres will be open at Al Ahd Zaher Secondary Girls School, Hamad Town, Al Wafaa Secondary Girls School, Isa Town, the Religious Institute, Manama, and Al Dair Primary and Intermediate Girls School, Muharraq.

The empty seats in parliament were vacated by MPs within opposition group Al Wefaq.

Ali Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al Dirazi was elected unopposed from Northern Governorate Constituency Three after his rivals Mohammed Kadhim Ali Mohammed Matrook Al Dirazi and Taqi Abdul Rasul Abdulnabi Al Zeera pulled out, Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa said. – TradeArabia News Service