For the holding of the extraordinary elections of maslikhat deputies, scheduled for 29 November 2026, 35.8 billion tenge has been allocated. The elections will see 3,447 deputies elected to 228 maslikhats.
WHAT THE BUDGET WILL BE SPENT ON
The amount of funding was announced at a meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on 2 November by commission member Mikhail Bortnik. According to him, the budget was agreed with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Economy.
The main part of the expenditure will be the remuneration of election commission members. About 25.1 billion tenge, or 70% of the total budget, has been earmarked for these purposes.
To organise the voting, 3,022 district election commissions will additionally be involved, comprising 15,110 people. The total number of commission members at polling stations will increase from approximately 70,000 to more than 85,000 people.
HOW THE BUDGET COMPARES WITH SPENDING ON THE KURULTAI ELECTIONS
The sum allocated for the maslikhat elections exceeds the expenditure on the previous major election campaign. For the holding of the elections of Kurultai deputies in August 2026, 34.3 billion tenge was provided.
At the same time, Mikhail Bortnik noted that both campaigns are comparable in scale. The additional burden in organising the maslikhat elections is created by the work of the district election commissions.
HOW MANY DEPUTIES AND CANDIDATES ARE TAKING PART IN THE ELECTIONS
According to the CEC, Kazakhstanis will elect 3,447 deputies to 228 maslikhats of all levels. Of these, 334 seats will be distributed by party lists, and a further 3,113 in single-mandate constituencies.
In total, 10,971 candidates have been registered. 1,219 people were nominated on party lists, and a further 9,752 candidates are competing for seats in single-mandate constituencies. In 20 regions of the country, 99 party lists have been registered. The combined share of women and young people among them is 43.2%.
The names of seven political parties will be placed on the ballot papers. Following the draw, they will be arranged in the following order:
- “Auyl”;
- Nationwide Social Democratic Party;
- People's Party of Kazakhstan;
- Respublica;
- “Aq Zhol”;
- “Baitaq”;
- “Adilet”.
WHEN THE PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGNING BEGAN
The campaign started on 1 November after 18:00 and will continue until 00:00 on 28 November. This day before the vote will become a day of silence, when any pre-election campaigning is prohibited.
During the campaign period, the production of campaign materials outside Kazakhstan and the dissemination of anonymous campaigning are prohibited. It is also forbidden to use materials prepared for purposes other than the current elections. On polling day, photography and video recording of a completed ballot paper and the dissemination of such images are prohibited.
In addition, during the five days before the vote and directly on election day, it is prohibited to publish the results of public opinion polls, forecasts of election results and other election-related research.
The extraordinary elections of deputies to maslikhats of all levels will be held on 29 November 2026. The election results must be announced no later than 3 December 2026.
