Balingian by-election: Polls close with 72 per cent turnout


By YU JI

MUKAH: Voter turnout for the Balingian by-election was 72.33% when polls closed here, says Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

A total of 9,668 votes were cast between 8am and 5pm, out of a total of 13,233 registered voters.

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