Rauf, wife cast their votes at Tanjung Bidara

Former Melaka chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and his wife, Zuriyah Abd Aziz, voted at the SK Jeram polling station, here, this morning .

The Melaka Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman, who is also the candidate for the Tanjung Bidara state seat, arrived at the polling centre at around 8.15am before casting his vote at 8.35am.

After casting his ballot, he spent time talking to voters outside the polling centre.

Speaking to reporters, Rauf said he was grateful to have fulfilled his duty as a citizen by exercising his right to vote in the constituency.

He also thanked the Election Commission (EC) staff, saying they had carried out their duties in an orderly manner, helping to ensure a smooth voting process.

Meanwhile, Rauf urged voters who had yet to cast their votes to do so early in the morning, as rain was forecast for the afternoon.

“If possible, go out to vote as early as you can this morning because the weather forecast predicts rain in the afternoon,” he told reporters.

The Tanjung Bidara seat is seeing a straight fight between the incumbent Rauf and Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Yunazri Mustamiri.

Rauf won the seat in the 2021 state election by a slim majority of 365 votes in a three-way contest against candidates from PH and PN.