EC aims for high turnout, urges voters to cast ballots on Mahkota polling day

MAHKOTA BY-ELECTION | The Election Commission (EC) is urging voters in the Mahkota by-election to fulfil their duty by ensuring a high turnout this Saturday.

"During the Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan last month, the voter turnout exceeded 70 percent.

“We hope to see similarly high participation here... our target is as high as possible," EC chairperson Ramlan Harun told reporters after observing the early voting at the Dewan Mahkota polling centre located in Kem Mahkota, accompanied by Johor EC director Nor Nekman Jaimon.

For today’s early voting, Ramlan expressed hopes of reaching a 90 percent turnout. As of 10am, the recorded turnout was 35.47 percent.

"The number of voters who have fulfilled their duties by 10am is higher compared to the early voting during the last general election, where only 18.6 percent had voted by the same time.

“InsyaAllah, with the good weather, we hope to achieve our target of 90 percent participation."

Ramlan also visited the other two polling centres at Dewan Pengaman Zamrud in the Kluang district police headquarters housing complex and SK Sultan Sir Ibrahim.

Early voting involves 4,510 military personnel and their spouses, as well as 401 police officers, making up part of the 66,318 registered voters in the Mahkota state constituency.

Also present were the two candidates, BN’s Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and Perikatan Nasional’s Haizan Jaafar.

The by-election was called following the death of incumbent Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain, 63, from BN on Aug 2.

- Bernama

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