71.87% voter turnout in Nenggiri as of 4pm

71.87% voter turnout in Nenggiri as of 4pm

The Election Commission had expected a turnout of about 60% when polling ends at 6pm.

BN candidate Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani and his wife, Nur Khamila Zin (left), meeting PN candidate Rizwadi Ismail and his wife, Che Mariam Che Noh, at the Tabika Sri Bakawali polling centre.
GUA MUSANG:
The voter turnout at the Nenggiri by-election as of 4pm was 71.87%, the Election Commission said.

The EC had expected a turnout of about 60% when polling ends at 6pm.

Twenty polling centres, with 48 polling channels, opened at 8am and will close progressively between 2pm and 6pm, Bernama reported.

A total of 20,216 ordinary voters and 43 postal voters are eligible to cast their ballots.

Barisan Nasional candidate Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani, 38, and his wife, Nur Khamila Zin, 38, cast their votes at about 8.30am at the Tabika Sri Bakawali polling centre in Bertam Lama here, followed by Perikatan Nasional candidate Rizwadi Ismail, 41, with his wife, Che Mariam Che Noh, 41, about 10 minutes later.

The official vote-tallying will be held at Dewan Perdana in the Perdana Complex here and the official results are expected to be announced by returning officer Nik Raisnan Daud at 9pm at the earliest.

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