The Pelangai by-election saw a 53% voter turnout as of 1 pm, surpassing the percentage of voters for the entire day in the recent Pulai by-election in Johor. The Election Commission (EC) chairman, Abdul Ghani Salleh, described the voting trend as “encouraging” and anticipated a turnout of at least 70%.
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Nine polling stations with 30 channels opened at 8 am and are set to close at 6 pm, with results expected by 9 pm. This by-election follows the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of Umno assemblyman Johari Harun, featuring a three-cornered contest among Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, and an independent candidate. Pelangai has 16,456 eligible voters, including police personnel and overseas absentee voters.
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