{
  "id": 19911359,
  "title": "Melaka polls: 28.8 per cent turnout recorded as of 11.05am",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/melaka-polls-28-8-per-cent-turnout-recorded-as-of-11-05am",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T03:16:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1577304/melaka-polls-288-cent-turnout-recorded-1105am"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As of 11:05 am, 28.8 per cent of ordinary eligible voters in the Melaka election had cast their ballots, totaling 194,871 voters according to the Election Commission's real-time monitoring dashboard. The New Straits Times reported that Kesidang recorded the highest turnout among the 28 state constituencies at 32.7 per cent. The Election Commission is targeting a 70 per cent turnout for the election, which features 79 candidates contesting 28 seats.\n\nEarlier in the morning, data from the 10 am hour showed 120,162 votes had been cast, representing a 17.96 per cent turnout of the 669,211 ordinary voters, according to Bernama and Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today noted that this 10 am figure was higher than the 17 per cent turnout recorded at the same time during the previous state election in November 2021.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Melaka Polls: Ab Rauf, Adam Adli Cast Vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/politics-melaka-polls-ab-rauf-adam-adli-cast-vote",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:36:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ab Rauf and Adam Adli cast ballots as Melaka heads to polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ab-rauf-and-adam-adli-cast-ballots-as-melaka-heads-to-polls",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "17.96% voter turnout in Melaka polls as of 10am",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/17-96-voter-turnout-in-melaka-polls-as-of-10am",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}