Sarawak election: Early voting process ends at 5pm
Astro Awani
May 3, 2016 17:22 MYT
May 3, 2016 17:22 MYT
Eastern Field Command (EFC) commander, Lieutenant General Datuk Mohd Zaki Mokhtar is the first to cast his vote at the Penrissen Camp this morning. - Astro AWANI
The early voting process for the 11th Sarawak state election ended with all the 79 voting centres around the state closing at 5pm today.
A total of 33 voting centres closed at 2pm while the rest closed at 5pm.
Counting of the ballots will commence from 4pm on polling day on May 7.
Election Commission (EC) said until 4pm a total of 69 per cent of early voters had cast their votes today.
A total of 24,604 voters made up of members of the security forces and their spouses are eligible for early voting.
This Saturday, a total of 1,138,650 eligible voters are expected to cast their votes.
The 11th Sarawak election would see 82 state seats being contested, including 11 new ones.
Pada PRN kali ini, 1,138, 650 pemilih layak membuang undi Sabtu ini.
On the nomination day on April 25, Barisan Nasional had won two seats uncontested – Abdul Rahman Ismail for Bukit Kota and Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan for Bukit Sari.