| Legal Framework |
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| Electoral Law | 28 December 1993 Last updated in December 2008 |
| Mode of designation | directly elected 135 indirectly elected 15 |
| Constituencies | 135 single-member "territorial" constituencies. |
| Voting system | Majority: Majority vote in two rounds. In each constituency, at least 33
of the electorate must participate for the poll to be valid and candidates are declared elected if they obtain more than 50
of the votes cast. Should one of these conditions be missing, a second round of elections takes place between the two leading candidates; a simple majority then suffices. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections. Voting is not compulsory.
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| Voter requirements | - age: 18 years - Uzbek citizens residing in Uzbekistan or former USSR |
| Candidates |
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| Eligibility | - Uzbek citizenship - Age: 25 years by day of election - Full-time residency in Uzbekistan for at least 5 years. (Article 77 of the Constitution) |
| Incompatibilities | - members of the other chamber |
| Candidacy requirements | - candidatures must be submitted by registered parties - 30 per cent of candidates in each party list must be women. |