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Putin wins 63,74%, as almost all votes counted

The turnout was 65,3 percent, five percent higher than in the 2011 Duma elections

MOSCOW, March 5 (Itar-Tass) — The Russian Central Election Commission announced the following results after 99,4 percent of the votes were counted:

Putin wins 63.74 percent,

Zyugavov has 17.19 percent,

Prokhorov -- 7.84 percent,

Zhirinovsky -- 6.23 percent,

Mironov -- 3.85 percent.

The turnout was 65,3 percent, five percent higher than in the 2011 Duma elections, Central Election Commission head Vladimir Churov said.