“Everyone respected each other and discussed the issues here. This has been a very healthy campaign,” he said after casting his vote at the polling centre at SK Taman Maluri this morning.

The former second finance minister also praised the Election Commission (EC) for a smooth election campaign.

“The EC also recommended voting times to avoid crowding.

“However, (many) people showed up early because they were worried it might rain, so perhaps in the next general election, the EC can look into this,” he said.

There are 80,700 voters in Titiwangsa, with Malays accounting for the majority of the electorate (70%), followed by Chinese (17%), Indians (9%) and others (2.8%).

Johari is in a four-cornered fight for the seat involving Dr Rosni Adam (Perikatan Nasional), Khairuddin Abu Hassan (Pejuang) and former federal territories minister Khalid Samad (Pakatan Harapan).