Smooth nomination process at 173 centres - IGP

KUALA LUMPUR - The nomination process for the state elections in six states and the by-election for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat went smoothly with no untoward incident reported, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

He said that based on monitoring by the Royal Malaysia Police at the 173 nomination centres that were opened for the purpose today, there was incidents of provocation by supporters of the contesting political parties and the candidates concerned.

"The PDRM also used drones to monitor the situation in the six states having the election and through our observation from the Bukit Aman Operations Centre, the process went well.

"The drones will also be used to monitor the situation on polling day (Aug 12),” he told Bernama here today.

The state elections involved 36 seats in Kedah, Kelantan (45), Terengganu (32), Penang (40), Selangor (56) and Negeri Sembilan (36) with polling day set for Aug 12, while early voting is on Aug 8. Also held simultaneously is the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election.

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