Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh cast his ballot at SK Merlimau today in a straight fight against Pakatan Harapan’s Rahayu Hamzah.
MERLIMAU: Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh cast his ballot at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Merlimau here today in the 16th Melaka state election.
Akmal arrived at the polling centre at about 8.35am, accompanied by his family.
He is facing Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) Rahayu Hamzah in a straight fight for the Merlimau state seat.
He retained the seat for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2021 state election with a majority of 3,248 votes.
Polling across Melaka’s 28 state constituencies began at 8am and is scheduled to close at 6pm.
