BENTONG: BENTONG: The polling for the Pelangai state seat, which commenced at 8am today, has officially concluded, with all nine polling centres in the constituency closing their doors at 6pm.
The ballot boxes will now be transported to the Felda Kemasul community hall tallying centre, where Pelangai state seat returning officer Datuk Mohammad Shahid Ismail is expected to announce the official results by 9pm tonight.
No early voting centres were established for this election, as all police personnel involved in the Pelangai by-election were provided with postal vote ballots.
As of 5pm, the Election Commission (EC) reported a 70 percent voter turnout.
The Pelangai state seat by-election featured a three-way contest between Barisan Nasional's Datuk Amizar Abu Adam, Perikatan Nasional's Kasim Samat, and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli.