In pictures: Indonesia votes

A voter casts his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 9 July, 2014

People across Indonesia are casting their ballots to elect their next president, in a very tight race.

Poll workers post voters list at a polling centre in Jakarta next to a poster showing the two presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto (L) with running mate Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo with running mate Jusuf Kalla (R) as voting opens in Jakarta on 9 July, 2014

Around 190 million registered voters will choose between Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and ex-army general Prabowo Subianto.

Election officers help a woman to cast her ballot during the Indonesia presidential election on 9 July, 2014 in Denpasar, Indonesia

The first polls opened at 07:00 local time on Friday (22:00 GMT on Thursday) in east Indonesia. Jakarta and the island of Java began voting two hours later at 07:00 in their time zone (0000 GMT).

A voter poses for a picture after voting in Indonesia's presidential election in Brambang Darussalam, Bondowoso, East Java on 9 July, 2014

A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Brambang Darussalam, in East Java.

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana pose for pictures after casting their vote in Jakarta on 9 July, 2014

Presidential candidate Joko Widodo, a popular public figure, is seen here with his wife Iriana after casting their votes at a polling station in Jakarta.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto shows his ballot paper before voting in the presidential election at a Bojong Koneng polling station in Bogor, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Former army general Prabowo Subianto is seen as a convincing campaigner and a decisive leader, but there are questions over his human rights record.

Election officers carry ballot boxes through slum area for distribution to the polling stations during preparations for the presidential election on 8 July, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ahead of the vote, election officials delivered ballot boxes to polling stations across the nation.

Electoral workers load a ballot box onto a horse as they prepare to distribute ballot boxes to polling stations in remote areas in Tlogosari, East Java, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 8 July, 2014

Donkeys and horses were also used to distribute ballot boxes to voters in Indonesia's remote areas.

Indonesian police personnel line up during security preparations on 7 July, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

More than 22,000 policemen have been deployed to keep the peace, authorities said.