The three candidates contesting in the Ayer Kuning state by-election were among the earliest voters to cast their ballots on Saturday (April 26) morning.
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00:00The three candidates contesting the Ayer Kuning state by election were among the earliest
00:07to cast their votes on Saturday morning.
00:10Party Socialist Malaysia candidate Bawani K.S. was one of the first to arrive, casting
00:15her vote at SJKC Peng Lok in Ayer Kuning shortly after polling began at 8 a.m.
00:21Perikatan Nationals Abd Mahaimin Malik arrived at SK Ayer Kuning around 8.30 a.m., accompanied
00:28by his wife, Rabia Abdulaziz, and his parents.
00:32Barisan Nationals candidate Dr. Muhammad Yusri Bakir fulfilled his civic duty at SK Sungai
00:38Lesong, arriving at 8.47 a.m.
00:42Voters, from first-timers to senior citizens, began arriving at polling stations as early
00:47as 7.30 a.m. under overcast skies.
00:51A total of 19 polling centers, comprising 63 voting streams, opened simultaneously at
00:588 a.m.
01:00According to the Election Commission, as of 10 a.m., voter turnout for the Ayer Kuning
01:05by-election had reached 17.09 percent.
01:09In total, 31,281 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a
01:17new assemblyman for the Ayer Kuning State Constituency.