Malaysia to hold its general election on Nov 19

The nomination date falls on Nov 5, a Saturday.

The Election Commission (EC) has announced that polling for the 15th general election (GE15) will be held on Nov 19, which is a Saturday, while the nomination date falls on Nov 5, a Saturday.

At a press conference on Thursday (Oct 20) at Menara SPR, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh also announced that the writ issuance falls on Thursday (Oct 20), while early voting will be held on Nov 15 (Tuesday).

There are a total of 222 parliamentary seats to be contested in the GE15, as well as 42 state seats in Pahang, 15 state seats in Perlis, and 59 state seats in Perak.

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