Kuala lumpur: Early voting for the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election, involving security force personnel and their spouses, concluded today after all 38 polling centres closed at 5 pm. The centres, which opened at 8 am, were closed in staggered phases based on location and voter turnout, as determined by the Election Commission (EC). Earlier, 18 centres had closed at noon and another two at 2 pm.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, as of 3 pm, the EC's latest figures showed 88.97 per cent of early voters-14,651 people-had cast their ballots, comprising 9,827 military personnel and their spouses, and 4,824 police officers and their spouses. EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun told a press conference that the commission had targeted a 90 per cent turnout today.

Early voting involved a total of 22,339 voters, of whom 16,467 voted in person, comprising 11,293 military personnel and their spouses, and 5,174 police officers and their spouses, while the remainder voted by post. A total of 103 candidates are vying for 36 state seats, with general polling for 889,490 voters scheduled for this Saturday.