Voting began in the overseas polling stations in India and Sri Lanka at 0830 hours, and Malaysia at 1100 hours, local time.
Voting commences in the United Kingdom, around 0930 hours local time
According to the Maldivian Embassy in the UK, polling will continue until 1730 hours.
Elections Commission confirms that, with the commencement of polling in the UK, voting is officially underway at all of the designated centres for this election.