A TOTAL of 31,282,331 Tanzanians, equivalent to 94.83 percent of eligible voters, have registered to vote in civic elections slated for November 27 this year.

Mohamed Mchengerwa, Minister of State in the President's Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) said in a statement yesterday that the voters were registered in 10 days from October 11 to October 20.

"This is a big turnout of registered voters and the target was to enrol over 32.988 million voters,” he said.

He further said that out of the 31.282 million registered voters, 15.237 million, equivalent to 48.71 percent, are men while 16.046 million, equivalent to 51.29 percent, are women.

The minister also noted that all 26 regions in Tanzania Mainland did an excellent job of registering voters.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched the registration process when she registered at Sokoine Village in Chamwino District, Dodoma Region, urging Tanzanians to register in big numbers ahead of the polls to enable them to participate in the democratic process.