Melaka polls: 48.13 per cent voter turnout as of 1pm

The highest voter turnout were Sungai Udang at 58.48 per cent, followed by Serkamand Tanjung Bidara.

14 Nov 2026 02:01pm
The highest voter turnout were Sungai Udang at 58.48 per cent, followed by Serkamand Tanjung Bidara. Photo by Bernama
The highest voter turnout were Sungai Udang at 58.48 per cent, followed by Serkamand Tanjung Bidara. Photo by Bernama

MELAKA - A total of 48.13 per cent, or 322,072 out of 669,211 ordinary voters, had cast their ballots to elect their representatives in the 16th Melaka State Election as of 1 pm today.

The Election Commission (EC), in a Facebook post, said the three state constituencies that recorded the highest voter turnout were Sungai Udang at 58.48 per cent, followed by Serkam (52.04 per cent) and Tanjung Bidara (51.80 per cent).

The three constituencies with the lowest voter turnout were Kesidang (41.36 per cent), Kota Laksamana (41.32 per cent) and Bandar Hilir (39.22 per cent).

A total of 240 ordinary polling centres involving 1,213 streams opened simultaneously at 8 am today and will remain open until 6 pm to enable voters to elect a new state government for the coming term.

There are 675,166 ordinary voters in this state election, with 5,955 of them voting by post. - BERNAMA

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