On March 15, the first of three voting days in the Russian presidential election is over. The last polling stations closed in the Kaliningrad Region at 8:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. GMT).

According to the latest data from the CEC, voter turnout in the country was 36.1%. As many as 38.6 million people took part in the voting, including 3.4 million online.

Four candidates are vying for the presidency, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky; and Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov.

See TASS Infographics for details about first day of voting.