Johor polls: Voter turnout at 29% as of noon, says EC


JOHOR BARU: Voter turnout as of noon for the state election is at 29%, says the Election Commission (EC).

The EC said 1,021 polling centres were opened at 8am on Saturday (March 12).

Some 2.6 million voters were eligible to cast their ballot, including about 175,000 first-time voters aged 18 to 20.

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