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665461
Sat, 08/12/2023 - 04:35
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BERNAMA
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Voting Begins As Polling Centres In Six Malaysian States Open

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- A total of 3,190 polling centres with 17,048 voting channels will open from 8 am Saturday in six Malaysian states holding their state elections.

All the polling centres are scheduled to close at 6 pm.

The Electoral Roll used for the state elections in Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan contains 9,773,571 electors,  consisting of 9,674,456 ordinary voters, 49,660 army members personnel and their spouses, 47,728 police and General Operations Force (PGA) personnel and their spouses and 1,727 overseas absentee voters.

Early voting for the state elections was held last Tuesday (Aug 8) involving 72,554 security personnel and their spouses with the total turnout in Kedah at 96.02 per cent, Terengganu (95.91 per cent), Selangor (95.87 per cent), Penang (95.01 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (94.05 per cent) and Kelantan (93.90 per cent).

The state elections involve 40 seas in Penang, Selangor (56), Negeri Sembilan (36), Kedah (36), Terengganu (32) and Kelantan (45). (photoBERNAMA)

-- BERNAMA

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