The polling for the elections of the people's representatives for the 'soum khurals (district councils) and municipal councils  will be taking place on October 19^th between 7.00 a.m. and 22.00 p.m. In the elections for the  soum khurals, six political parties and a coalition group have nominated their candidates.

The six political parties have also nominated candidates for the municipal councils. The eligible candidates received their certificates on September 27^th and the campaign was officially launched on October 1^st.

Parliament approved a MNT 13.9 billion budget for the local election. A total of 15,209 candidates from the 330 soums of Mongolia's 21 provinces and the 9 districts of Ulaanbaatar have been registered for a total of 7006 seats.