Results of Round 2 of Presidential Election 2013

Round One of Presidential Elections was held on 7th September 2013. However, that election was annulled by the Supreme Court of Maldives.  Later, the First Round was held on 9th November 2013. No candidate secured the necessary 50% plus in this round. A run off was held on 16th November between the two front runners, Mohammed Nasheed and Abdullah Yamin. This blog post gives the details of the votes won by the two candidates, box by box.

The results show a narrow victory for Abdulla Yamin. (51.39% of valid votes cast.) 

This data is being provided for academic purposes only. While all care was taken to ensure accuracy, the author takes no responsibility for any errors. The source of data is the Elections Commission of Maldives. Click here for the detailed results.

The Depopulation of Thinadhoo: A survivor Relates her Tragic Story

It was January 31, 1962, fifty years ago.  Amina Faanu was just 19 years. She was at home with her one-and-half-year old son Mohammed Shakeel and three women. Her husband was on a trip to Addu Atoll. Being morning Amina was busy taking care of Shakeel and attending to domestic chores.  She had no premonition that her life was going to take a sudden precarious turn by sunset.

By then, unknown to her, MV Silver Crest had cast anchor in Thinadhoo. Onboard was Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir accompanied by a battalion of Maldivian soldiers on a mission to quell the second rebellion in Thinadhoo.  Nasir asked the islanders to surrender, but they refused. 

Amina Faanu was jolted by a loud noise followed by a commotion. The noise increased and got closer engulfing the whole island.  When she looked around there was pandemonium.  Soldiers had invaded Thinadhoo and opening fire on the inhabitants.

Results of Round One of Presidential Elections 2013

Round One of Presidential Elections were held on 7th September 2013. However, that election was annulled by the Supreme Court of Maldives. The First Round was eventually held on 9th November 2013. No candidate secured the necessary 50% plus in this round. A run off is scheduled to be held on 16th November between the two front runners, Mohammed Nasheed and Abdullah Yamin. This blog post gives the details of the votes won by the three participation candidates, box by box. This data is being provided for academic purposes only. While all care was taken to ensure accuracy, the author takes no responsibility for any errors. The source of data is the Elections Commission of Maldives. Click here for the detailed results. R1 Results