Early voting for state polls ends

STATE POLLS | All 260 early polling centres comprising 377 voting channels for the state polls in six states have closed at 5pm.

Also closed are the three polling centres at the Terengganu police contingent headquarters (IPK) for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election which was held simultaneously. 

All early voting centres in six states including Terengganu IPK were closed in stages from noon according to the situation of the polling centres.

At Terengganu IPK, the first early voting centre closed was for the Batu Buruk state constituency election at noon, followed by the Bandar seat at 2pm, and the Ladang seat was the last to close at 5pm while there is no early voting centre for the Wakaf Mempelam state constituency.

All state election early voting centres opened at 8am today for 97,388 early voters consisting of 49,660 members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and 47,728 police personnel and their spouses.

The polling centre at Terengganu IPK was also opened at the same time to allow 1,362 police and 35 military personnel with their spouses to vote in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary constituency, which was also the first by-election held after the 15th general election.

According to the Election Commission (EC) website, the electoral rolls used for the Kuala Terengganu by-election were the latest voter list updated as of June 21, 2023.

The EC has set Aug 8 for early voting for the six state elections, with polling day falling on Aug 12. The 14-day campaign period ends at 11.59pm, Aug 11.

The state polls involve 36 state seats in Kedah; Kelantan (45); Terengganu (32); Penang (40) Selangor (56), as well as 36 in Negeri Sembilan.

The Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election was held after the Terengganu Election Court on June 27 nullified the victory of PAS candidate Ahmad Amzad Hashim in the 15th general election after finding there was corruption involved.

- Bernama

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