Canvassing booths not allowed within 50m of polling centres, warns EC chief


SEMENYIH: Pondok panas or canvassing booths are not allowed to be set up by political parties on polling day for the Semenyih by-election, not even if it's 50m away from a polling station, says Election Commission (EC) chairman Azhar Azizan Harun.

He said only resting huts were allowed to be set up, and should be located at least 50m away from a polling centre.

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