{
  "id": 19925300,
  "title": "EC expects first Melaka polls result by 9.30pm, full tally before midnight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ec-expects-first-melaka-polls-result-by-9-30pm-full-tally-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T05:18:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/14/ec-expects-first-melaka-polls-result-by-930pm-full-tally-before-midnight/243238"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Election Commission (EC) anticipates that the first results of the 16th Melaka State Election will be announced by 9.30pm tonight, with full tally expected before midnight. EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun reported that the official results for all 28 State Legislative Assembly seats are anticipated to be known before midnight. As of 11.25am, voter turnout was recorded at 31.07 per cent, and Ramlan expressed confidence that the minimum target of 70 per cent voter turnout could be achieved. Over 7,000 registered voters with disabilities (OKU) have already cast their ballots. Gender-wise, female voter turnout is currently higher than male voters according to real-time data from the EC’s OCR-VA system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: EC records 301 campaign offences [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/melaka-polls-ec-records-301-campaign-offences-watch",
        "published": "2026-11-14T04:22:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}