Egyptian voters head to polling stations Tuesday to choose their representatives in the Shura Council's (the Upper House of Egypt's Parliament) mid-term election, which is held every three years. Here is a factbox about the Shura Council elections. * Total seats of the House: 264 * Contested seats in today's vote: 88 * Constituencies where the election will be held: 55 * Candidates: 446, including 11 women * Candidates with political parties: 115 * Independent candidates: 331 * Unopposed winners: 13, all from the ruling National Democratic Party * Campaigning financial ceiling: LE200,000 (about $36,000) * Supervising judges: 9 (the maximum rate according to the amended Constitution) * Civil servants to handle the vote process: 175,000
