MELAKA, Nov 14 — More than three in every 10 ordinary voters in the Melaka state election had voted by 11.30am today, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The EC’s real-time Voter Turnout Monitoring (VTO) dashboard put turnout at 34.28 per cent at that hour, or 229,405 voters.

Serkam recorded the highest turnout among the 28 state seats, at 38.55 per cent, while Kesidang had the lowest, at 29.88 per cent.

The EC is aiming for a 70 per cent turnout in the election, in which 79 candidates are contesting 28 seats.