A total of 1,076 polling centres across Johor opened at 8 am for the state election, with 2.7 million voters casting their ballots until 6pm.
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 1,076 polling centres involving 4,889 polling streams for the Johor state election opened simultaneously at 8am today, allowing voters across the state to elect a new government for the next term.
The voting process, involving 2.7 million registered voters, is scheduled to continue until 6 pm, following the end of the 14-day campaigning period at midnight last night.
However, several polling centres in constituencies with a small number of voters will close earlier in stages, beginning as early as 11am.
The election sees 172 candidates vying for 56 State Legislative Assembly seats, with 12 four-cornered contests, 27 three-cornered contests and 14 straight fights.
The Election Commission (EC) is targeting a voter turnout of about 70%, with full results expected to be announced as early as 10 pm.
A Bernama survey at several polling stations found that security personnel had been deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of the voting process, while media personnel began gathering as early as 7 am to report the latest developments from the ground.
Meanwhile, the weather was clear in most areas this morning except for Muar which experienced rain.
