Repeat voting at elections to the lower (legislative) house of parliament started in Uzbekistan at 06:00, local time (04:00, Moscow time). The polling stations will close at 18:00, Moscow time, Itar-Tass reported.

The second round of the elections is held because on the main election day on December 27, 2009 in 39 out of 135 electoral districts of the republic none of the candidates got more than 50 percent of the votes needed for the victory.

According to Uzbekistan's legislation, the repeat voting is held for two candidates to deputies that got the largest number of votes in the first round. The candidate who gets a simple majority of votes cast by the electorate who came to the polls is considered elected to the parliament.

As many as 33 percent of registered voters should vote so that the second round of the elections be recognised valid.