STATISTICS on the six states holding their elections this August 12 showed Selangor as having the highest number of young voters between the ages of 18 and 20, totalling 274,194.

Election Commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said this was followed by  Kedah with 104,284 voters, Kelantan (96,513); Penang (67,633); Terengganu (64,264) and Negri Sembilan (55,017).

This brings the total number of voters in this category to 661,905, he told a press conference to announce the important dates for the state elections today.

The six states going to the polls are Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan. The state elections have been set to be held simultaneously on August 12, with nomination day on July 29.

Ghani said the highest category of voters for all the six states combined belongs to the 21 to 29 bracket, totalling 2.17 million, with Selangor recording the highest at 851,180.

Senior citizens aged 90 and above make up 28,991 of the overall eligible voters, with Selangor recording the highest number at 8,638, followed by Penang (6,152), Kedah (4,799), and Kelantan (4,367). 

He said the election in the six states would involve a total of 9.77 million eligible voters with Selangor the highest at 3.75 million, followed by Kedah (1.59 million), Kelantan (1.41 million), Penang (1.23 million), Terengganu (930,894) and Negri Sembilan (864,425).

Women make up 50.17% of the voters, or 4.94 million, while 49.83% (4.84 million) are men, he said. – Bernama, July 5, 2023.