PH candidate Rahayu Hamzah urged authorities to investigate a claim by a voter in the Melaka election that he was unable to vote because someone else had used his name.MERLIMAU: Pakatan Harapan's candidate for the Merlimau state seat, Rahayu Hamzah, claims a voter was unable to cast his ballot after discovering that someone else had voted using his name.

Rahayu said she was informed of the matter by K Sanmuga, who was supposed to cast his ballot at the polling centre at SK Merlimau 2.

“A police report has been lodged. I urge the authorities to investigate the matter,” she told reporters.

She also urged voters facing similar problems to lodge police reports immediately to enable action to be taken.