00:02The Election Commission said some 1.31 million voters or 48.91% of the eligible voters have
00:11cast their ballots in the Johor election as of 2 p.m. on Saturday.
00:16They said the Semerang constituency recorded the highest voter turnout at 57.8%, followed
00:22by Sedili at 56.6% and Kahang at 56%.
00:27They said the 48.91% turnout was an increase from 39.71% in the 2022 general election.
00:37The voting process at several polling centres had stopped before the 6 p.m. closing time,
00:43due to small numbers of voters.
00:45Election officials had also begun the vote-counting process for postal votes at several polling
00:52centres.
00:52Balai Raya Pulau Basar became the first polling centre to close at 11 a.m., while Balai
00:59Raya Pulau Hour and SK Pulau Pemanggil closed at noon and two others closed at 2 p.m.
01:06The election saw 172 candidates vying for 56 seats, including 12 four-cornered contests, 27 three-cornered
01:16contests and 14 straight fights.
01:19The election commission targets a voter turnout of about 70%, with the results expected to
01:24be announced as early as 10 p.m.
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