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Kuwait vote on April 4. The numbers that will explain the election process.
* Kuwait, that has a total native population of 1.5 million, has 835,000 eligible voters.
* Out of the total electorate 429,000 or 51.4 percent are women and 406,000 are men.
* Voting age is at 21.
*Those who serve n the military and the police force are barred from voting or contesting the polls.
*The country is divided into five electoral districts, with each electing 10 MPs to the Assembly, but the number of voters varies wildly between constituencies, as there are only 95,000 voters in the second constituency compared to 271,000 voters in the fifth district.
*The election department of the interior ministry has allocated 123 polling centers with over 700 booths to cast ballots.
*There are separate centers for males and females in accordance with Kuwaiti law.
*HH the Amir spearheaded calls for voters to turn out in large numbers to elect their representatives. HH the Amir also called on voters to vote for candidates who would serve the country and not their own selfish interests.