Johor Polls: 24,751 Early Voters Cast Ballots Today
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 24,751 eligible early voters for the 16th Johor State Election (PRN) will fulfil their responsibility today at 64 gazetted polling centres across the state.
The early voters for this Johor PRN comprise 12,041 Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) personnel along with their spouses, as well as 12,710 Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers and General Operations Force (PGA) members with their spouses.
Out of the total PDRM early voters, 12,067 individuals are scheduled to vote physically today, while 643 will fulfil their responsibility via postal votes.
A total of 53 early polling centres are designated for PDRM, while 11 are for ATM, all of which will open simultaneously at 8 a.m. today, with closing times staggered between 12 noon and 6 p.m., depending on the location and number of registered voters.
Several polling centres with a small number of voters, such as the Tenang Police Station for the Tenang State Legislative Assembly (DUN) (six voters) and the Bukit Besar Police Station for the Pasir Raja DUN (11 voters), are expected to close as early as 12 noon.
Meanwhile, polling centres at the Muar District Police Headquarters (IPD), Kahang Police Station (Kahang DUN), and the Johor Bahru North IPD are scheduled to close at 6 p.m.
To ensure the smooth running of the voting process, PDRM has mobilised 3,565 personnel comprising 647 officers, 2,806 members, and 112 public officers for comprehensive field monitoring.
The deployment covers security control at polling centres, escorting of ballot boxes, traffic management, crime prevention patrols, duties at operations rooms, monitoring of strategic locations, and law enforcement in all involved areas.
All early ballot boxes will be kept at designated police stations and will only be opened for counting after the close of regular voting this Saturday.
The 16th Johor State Election sees 172 candidates contesting for 56 DUN seats, with polling for 2.7 million voters scheduled for this Saturday.
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BERNAMA