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The weather in the Bentong district was forecasted to be good in the morning, while thunderstorms were expected in the evening, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

SMK Chemomoi is one of the nine polling centres for the constituency, which opened at 8am today.

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Housewives also fulfilled their responsibilities as voters in conjunction with the Pulai By-election P.161 Parliament at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Melati voting center, Kempas today. (BERNAMA PHOTO)

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Earlier, a check by Bernama found that voters, including those in SMK Taman Bukit Indah, braved the heavy rain with umbrellas to exercise their rights to vote. - Photo by Bernama

A check by Bernama in Pulai this morning found the electoral process went smoothly, even though the weather, initially sunny and cloudy in some polling areas, turned into heavy rain until around noon.

NSTP journalist Izlaily Nurul Ain Hussein, 36, who arrived at the polling centre in Sekolah Agama Bandar at 7.15am, said she chose to vote in the morning because she wanted to focus on covering the election for the rest of the day. - BERNAMA

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said the voter turnout for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections were recorded at 19 per cent and 26 per cent, respectively.