GE15: Polls expected to cost over RM1bil, says EC

By MAZWIN NIK ANIS and JOSEPH KAOS Jr

PUTRAJAYA: The 15th General Election is estimated to cost RM1.01bil to organise, said the Election Commission (EC).

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh Said a total of 222 parliamentary as well as 117 state seats will be up for grabs as Malaysians go to the polls on Nov 19.

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