BENTONG - The Election Commission (EC) reported that the voter turnout has reached 32 per cent as at 11 am in the Pelangai state by-election.
A total of nine polling centres with 30 channels opened at 8 am today to allow the 16,383 registered voters to exercise their right.
There is a total of 16,456 eligible voters in the state seat by-election including 73 postal ballots issued for 36 police personnel and three overseas absentee voters.
Yesterday, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said the turnout is expected to reach 75 per cent today and the official result will be known by 9 pm in the evening.
The Pelangai by-election is seeing a three-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional's (BN) Datuk Amizar Abu Adam, Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasni. - BERNAMA