Slowest seat in Melaka? A look at the Bandar Hilir vote

The Bandar Hilir constituency in Melaka has recorded the lowest voter turnout among the state's 28 constituencies, with just under 56 percent of registered voters casting their ballots as of 4:30pm on November 14. The Election Commission's real-time dashboard showed that 67.78 percent of voters statewide participated in the election, with 433,944 of 669,211 voters casting their ballots.

Serkam recorded the highest turnout at 74.09 percent, placing it 20.72 percentage points ahead of Bandar Hilir. The constituency has 23,042 registered voters, with women making up 52 percent of the electorate and men 48 percent. Chinese voters make up about 73 percent of the electorate, followed by Malays at 12.9 percent, Indians at 6.4 percent, and others at 6.8 percent.

The race is currently between incumbent Leng Chau Yen of Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional candidate Jasmine Lok Huey Yee, and Dr Mohd Nor Rashidi Ab Jalil of Parti Bersama Malaysia. Leng won the seat in 2021 with a majority of 7,778 votes, while the current turnout figure has yet to reach the 57.55 percent recorded in the previous election.

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