13,138 voters logged for Batanes special poll
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has recorded 13,138 registered voters for a special election that will be conducted in the lone congressional district of Batanes on Nov. 28.
Voting will be conducted in 46 clustered precincts across the province’s 29 barangays.
Based on electoral statistics released by the Comelec, Batanes has 83 established precincts, which have been clustered or grouped into 46 precincts for the special election.
Among Batanes’ six towns, Basco has the highest number of registered voters with 5,971 followed by Itbayat with 1,988, Mahatao with 1,466 and Sabtang with 1,381.
Ivana and Uyugan recorded 1,181 and 1,151 registered voters, respectively.
The special election in Batanes will fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives following the death of Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. on Sept. 21
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