81 electoral districts (okrugs) were formed by the Provisional Government.
Electoral districts were generally set up on (pre-revolutionary) governorate or ethnic oblast boundaries.
Moreover, there were electoral districts for the different army groups and fleets.
There were also an electoral district assigned for the workers at the Chinese Eastern Railroad and one electoral district for the soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France and the Balkans (with some 20,000 voters).

No official electoral census exists.
The estimated population of eligible voters at the time (excluding occupied territories) has been estimated at around 85 million, with the number of eligible voters in the districts were polling took place has been estimated at around 80 million.

Each party had a separate ballot with a list with names of candidates, there was no general ballot.
The voter would either have received copies of different party lists in advance or at the polling station.
The voter would select one list, place it in an envelope, seal it and place it in the box.
If any name was scratched, the vote would be invalid.
81 electoral districts (okrugs) were formed by the Provisional Government. Electoral districts were generally set up on (pre-revolutionary) governorate or ethnic oblast boundaries. Moreover, there were electoral districts for the different army groups and fleets. There were also an electoral district assigned for the workers at the Chinese Eastern Railroad and one electoral district for the soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France and the Balkans (with some 20,000 voters).
No official electoral census exists. The estimated population of eligible voters at the time (excluding occupied territories) has been estimated at around 85 million, with the number of eligible voters in the districts were polling took place has been estimated at around 80 million.
Each party had a separate ballot with a list with names of candidates, there was no general ballot. The voter would either have received copies of different party lists in advance or at the polling station. The voter would select one list, place it in an envelope, seal it and place it in the box. If any name was scratched, the vote would be invalid.
1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election