MELAKA, Nov 14 — Voter turnout in the Melaka state election reached 67.74 per cent as of 4.30pm today, approaching the Election Commission’s (EC) 70 per cent target with 90 minutes left before polling closes.

The EC’s real-time Voter Turnout Monitoring dashboard showed that 453,351 voters had cast their ballots in the contest involving 79 candidates across 28 state seats.

Serkam continued to lead with a turnout of 77.21 per cent, followed by Ayer Molek at 76.14 per cent, Tanjung Bidara at 73.99 per cent and Sungai Rambai at 73.79 per cent.

Eight constituencies had surpassed 70 per cent turnout, with Ayer Limau, Duyong, Merlimau and Durian Tunggal also crossing that mark.