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Pulai, Simpang Jeram by-elections: voter turnout at 29%, 39% at 1pm | Scoop

Pulai, Simpang Jeram by-elections: voter turnout at 29%, 39% at 1pm

EC chairman attributes lower voter turnout in Pulai to unfavourable weather conditions

3:09 PM MYT

 

JOHOR BAHRU – The voter turnout for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections stood at 29% and 39%, respectively, as of 1pm today, according to the Election Commission (EC).

A total of 47 polling centres with 294 streams in the Pulai constituency and 14 polling centres with 68 streams in the Simpang Jeram constituency were opened at 8am and will close at 6pm.

Polling for both by-elections involve 205,810 registered voters.

A check by Bernama in Pulai this morning found the electoral process went smoothly, even though the weather, initially sunny and cloudy in some polling areas, turned into heavy rain until around noon.

Meanwhile, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said the low voter turnout in Pulai was due to unfavourable weather conditions. – September 9, 2023

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