Rain threatens to dampen voting in Pulai

JOHOR BY-ELECTIONS | Looming storm clouds are threatening to dampen voting numbers in Pulai.

This was after the first hour after polls opened saw record turnout from senior voters at SK Seri Melati, Tampoi.

Pakatan Harapan’s Pulai candidate Suhaizan Kaiat arrived at the polling centre around 9am, where he cast his ballot with his wife, Dr Norsham Idris.

The candidate who is number 3 on the candidate list voted in the third voting stream.

"I hope everyone can come out earlier today to perform their duty to vote.

"We hope to achieve a turnout rate of 70 percent and above. The weather is gloomy so it’s best for people to come out now," he said.

"More rain is forecasted in the evening so come out now," Suhaizan told supporters outside the voting centre.

Clearer skies greeted the initial morning voters. Many are made up of senior citizens accompanied by their friends, children, or spouses.

Election Commission staff were quick to offer wheelchairs to those in need as there's an incline leading into the school from its main gate.

There are 47 polling centres in Pulai with 165,509 voters.

Suhaizan is up against Perikatan Nasional's Zulkifli Jaafar and independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi, who are not Pulai voters.

The Election Commission is reporting a voter turnout of 13 percent at Pulai as of 10am. - Mkini