A total of 71,392,498 out of 76,609,388 voters nationwide had cast their ballots as of 16:00 on March 15, representing a turnout of 93.19%, member of the National Election Council and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh told reporters at the Election Press Centre in Ha Noi.

Several polling stations located on frontline islands and at border guard stations across Vietnam organised early voting on March 14, enabling voters in remote and special areas to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure.

Voters in the Tho Chau Special Zone in An Giang Province enthusiastically participated in early voting for the deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term on March 8.

Bru–Van Kieu ethnic minority villagers in Quang Tri province's remote commune of Truong Son are eagerly preparing for early voting, from cleaning polling sites to learning about candidates.

Fisheries Surveillance Vessel 260 has carried an election team and ballot boxes to organise early voting for voters who are on duty aboard vessels in waters bordering Viet Nam–Indonesia and Viet Nam–Malaysia, as well as in Con Dao special zone.