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State polls: EC expects voter turnout to exceed 85%

CYBERJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) is expecting voter turnout in the six state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election tomorrow (Aug 12) to exceed 85%, says its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh.

He said that the total percentage estimated, if it happened, would exceed the turnout recorded in the 15th General Election (GE15), in November last year, which was 74.7%.

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