Senior citizens out in full force to cast votes in Melaka polls

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KUALA LUMPUR – All eyes have been on Melaka over the past two weeks, despite a tranquilised campaign atmosphere.

Hard work by candidates and their supporters boiled down to the polls that opened at 8am today.

At noon, voter turnout was 36%, according to the Election Commission.

And it was not only candidates who stole the limelight at polling stations.

The election saw senior citizens coming out in full force to cast their votes.

Among them was 85-year-old Sedah Kassim, mother of Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh who is vying for the Tg Bidara seat. Sedah cast her vote at SK Jeram, reported The Vibes sister portal Getaran.

In SK Durian Tunggal, Che Ta Md Som, 89, and her 90-year-old husband Fajar Hasan were also seen casting their ballots.

The couple – who had been voting at elections even before independence – did not waste the opportunity to exercise their democratic right today, saying they do not fear Covid-19 as they are fully vaccinated.

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