Melaka nominations closed: 28 centres, one hour, and now the race is on

MELAKA, Oct 31 — The nomination process for the 16th Melaka state election has been completed after all 28 nomination centres across the state closed at 10 am this morning.

An hour has been allocated for the submission of nomination forms which began at 9 am, before the Returning Officer announced the closure of the process at the respective nomination centres.

The focus is now on the official declaration of the list of candidates eligible to contest as well as the number of candidates in each State Legislative Assembly seat.

With the end of the nomination process, the 14-day Melaka polls campaign begins as set by the Election Commission (EC), which is on until 11.59 pm on November 13.

A Bernama survey at several nomination centres since early this morning found loyal supporters accompanying their respective party candidates to the nomination locations in a controlled manner.

The EC has set November 10 as the date for early voting while November 14 is polling day.

A total of 687,697 voters are eligible to exercise their responsibilities in this election, consisting of 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses and 2,762 police personnel.

For the latest news on the 16th Melaka polls, visit https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/. — Bernama

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马六甲，10月31日讯——第16届马六甲州选举的提名程序已完成，全州28个提名中心于今天上午10点关闭。

提名表格提交时间为一小时，从上午 9 点开始，之后选举主任宣布各提名中心的提交流程结束。

现在的重点是正式公布有资格参选的候选人名单以及每个州立法议会席位的候选人数。

随着提名程序的结束，为期 14 天的马六甲州选举活动按照选举委员会 (EC) 的规定开始，一直持续到 11 月 13 日晚上 11 点 59 分。

马新社今天清晨在多个提名中心进行的调查发现，忠实的支持者们以有序的方式陪同各自政党的候选人前往提名地点。

选举委员会已将11月10日定为提前投票日，11月14日为正式投票日。

本次选举共有 687,697 名选民有资格履行其职责，其中包括 675,166 名普通选民、9,769 名军人及其配偶和 2,762 名警察。

有关第16届马六甲州选举的最新消息，请访问https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/。——马新社

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早上7点，支持者们就已开始聚集，因为马六甲州的候选人正在提交文件。

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