Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun says official results for all 28 state seats will be announced before midnight as turnout reaches 31.07 per cent.

MELAKA: The Election Commission (EC) expects the first result of the 16th Melaka State Election to be known by 9.30 pm tonight, said EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun.

He said the official results for all 28 State Legislative Assembly seats are expected to be known before midnight.

“We should be able to report the first result to the public by 9.30 pm, and we anticipate that all results will be available before midnight,” he told reporters after visiting a polling station at SJK(C) Malim here today.