EC: Voter turnout at 55% as of 1pm

PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission said voter turnout was at 55 percent out of the total 14,449,200 voters in GE14 as of 1pm.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah said based on preliminary reports received, the polling process nationwide also went smoothly and hoped the targeted 85 per cent of voters' turnout would be achieved.