There was a 20 per cent rise in number of voters this time compared to the eighth term elections.
According to reports, the voter turnout has been impressive as eligible voters continued to throng the centres even in the afternoon.
Tropical cyclone Kyarr has developed into a category four cyclone and it is currently about 1,010 km away from Oman’s coast.
Authorities expect more than 70 per cent voting at the end of the polls.
Omanis started to queue up in polling stations across the country from early morning on Sunday to cast their votes.
The election began at 7am and will conclude at 7pm.
The cyclone will have no impact on the Sultanate’s coast for the next four days.
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As many as 713,335 Omanis will go to polls on Sunday.
More than 700,000 people will go to polls on October 27.
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