EC: 687,697 registered voters eligible for Melaka election

In the upcoming 16th Melaka election, there will be 687,697 registered voters who will decide the outcome. According to the Election Commission (EC), this figure is based on basic election statistics released for the state legislative assembly. The registered voters are evenly divided between male (49.27%) and female (50.73%) voters.

The age group with the highest number of voters is those aged 30 to 39, comprising 21.99% of the total electorate, followed by those aged 60 and above at 20.81%. The 21 to 29 age group represents 19.37% of the voters, while those aged 40 to 49 and 50 to 59 make up 18.13% and 13.72% respectively. The Kota Melaka constituency recorded the highest number of voters, with 168,297 registered voters, followed by Tangga Batu and Hang Tuah Jaya.

In terms of state legislative assembly seats, Paya Rumput, Ayer Keroh, Bukit Katil, and Kesidang constituencies had the highest number of voters. The election management in Melaka involves 271 polling centres and 1,263 polling streams, with 803 election workers assigned to various tasks to manage and run the polling process.