PERSONS residing along the East Bank Demerara corridor came out in their numbers, eager, excited, and ready to cast their ballots in the 2025 General and Regional Elections held on Monday.

In Region Four- Sub-District Three, some 76,004 persons were expected to vote at 243 polling stations, which opened promptly at 06:00hrs.

Throughout the day, voters lined up, ready to cast their vote for the party they thought was suitable to lead the nation.

Young and old, new, and seasoned, voters were determined to exercise their constitutional right to vote. Many described the process as smooth, quick, and easy. Some even commended the polling day staff, saying that from the moment they entered the polling station, helpful personnel pointed them in the right direction.

At the Eccles Nursery School, voters said the process was slow and urged others to visit their respective polling stations to cast their votes.

With little waiting time, some voters at the Diamond Secondary School remarked that the process was smooth and seamless.

When this publication visited the Craig Nursery School, Andrea Singh excitedly said that she got through “very fast.” Not new to elections, Singh said she spent around five minutes at the polling station. “We’re just hoping for early results now,” she told this publication.

Meanwhile, casting his ballot at the Little Friends Nursery School in Friendship, John Griffith, a senior citizen expressed, “At this point in time, smooth, absolutely no problems.”

Sharing similar sentiments was Alvin Benjamin, who expressed hope for a calm election day.

In Soesdyke, Andrew Narine related, “There was no harassment or nothing, no problem. It’s just peace all the time.” Narine was one of several who cast their votes at the Soesdyke Primary School on Monday.

Similarly, Budhindranauth Persaud said, “It was easy. Process [was] not hard. As soon as I go in, I came out back.”

However, at the Timehri Primary School, Clifton Wilson desired a different scene. He said despite a few disruptions outside of the polling station, “The process was easy. No hustle and thing.”

In general, a total of 757,690 registered voters across Guyana were expected to cast their ballots at some 2,690 polling stations. At a press conference prior to E-Day, Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud stated that declaration of the results is likely to be made on September 4.