00:02Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Sri Abdul Rauf Yusoh cast his vote for the 16th Melaka state election at 8.38am
00:10on Saturday.
00:11The Melaka Barisan National Chairman, who is also the incumbent of Tanjung Bidara State Constituency,
00:17arrived to vote at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeram in Masjid Tanah Alur Gajah,
00:21accompanied by his wife, Datin Sri Zuriah Abdul Aziz, who also cast her vote at the same location.
00:27In this state election, Abdul Rauf faces a straight fight against Pakatan Harapan candidate Muhammad Yunazri Mustamiri,
00:35who is making his electoral debut.
00:38Meanwhile, the Acting Chairman of the Melaka PKR State Leadership Council, Adam Adli Abdul Halim,
00:44was among the first voters to arrive at the polling station at SK Datuk Demang Husin, Bukit Katil,
00:50to fulfil his duty as a voter in the constituency.
00:53Adam Adli, who also serves as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education,
00:58arrived around 7.45am, joined the queue with other voters before entering the polling station.
01:04The Bukit Katil State Constituency is seeing a four-way contest between the incumbent,
01:10Adli Zahari, who is also the Melaka Pakatan Harapan Chairman,
01:13Muhammad Ridzwan Muhammad Sarif from Perikatan Nasional,
01:17Dr. Aliza C. Amran from Parti Bersama Malaysia,
01:21and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabuddin.