Johor polls: Voter turnout at 6% as of 9am, says EC


JOHOR BARU: Voter turnout as of 9am for the state election is at 6%, says the Election Commission (EC).

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

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

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