Over half of Melaka has voted by 1.38pm, but is 70pc within reach?

MELAKA, Nov 14 — More than 50 per cent of registered voters in Melaka had cast their ballots by 1.38pm today, passing the halfway mark in the state election.

The Election Commission’s (EC) real-time Voter Turnout Monitoring dashboard recorded turnout at 50.43 per cent as of 1.38pm, with 337,716 voters having voted.

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

Serkam continued to record the highest turnout among the 28 state constituencies, at 57.19 per cent, while Bandar Hilir was the lowest, at 43.16 per cent.