Melaka turnout hits 40.32pc by noon, Serkam leads the way

MELAKA, Nov 14 — More than 40 per cent of registered voters in Melaka had cast their ballots by noon today in the state election.

The Election Commission’s (EC) real-time Voter Turnout Monitoring dashboard recorded turnout at 40.32 per cent as of 12pm, with more than 270,000 voters having voted.

Serkam recorded the highest turnout among the 28 state constituencies, at 46.65 per cent, while Bandar Hilir had the lowest, at 35.26 per cent.

The EC is targeting a 70 per cent turnout in the election, which sees 79 candidates contesting 28 seats.