Voter turnout around 38% as of noon

 

A total of 9,773,571 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the elections taking place in the six states.

PETALING JAYA: As of noon, the number of people who had come out to vote was around 38% across the six states, the Election Commission reported.

The EC said voter turnout was highest in Terengganu with 42%, followed by Kedah (41%), Penang (38%), Selangor (36%), Negeri Sembilan (35)%) and Kelantan (34%).

A total of 9,773,571 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the six state elections.

Of the 97,388 eligible early voters comprising policemen, soldiers and their spouses, 72,554, or 74.5%, had cast their ballots on Aug 8.

A total of 529 candidates from nine parties and 41 independent candidates are vying for the 245 state seats up for grabs. - FMT