KUCHING, April 16 (Bernama) -- The people of Sarawak went to the 1,749 polling centres which were set up at the schools, community halls and longhouses in the interior areas as early as 8am for the 10th state election Saturday.
A check around the city found that the voters had started to queue up at the polling centres since early morning despite the drizzle.
The Meteorological Department predicted rain in the afternoon in several areas.
In Sibu and Miri, the weather in the morning was bright and voters had come out gradually with the situation reported to be calm.
The polling centres were closed in stages as early as 9am in the interior areas before the polling process concluded at 5pm.
Sarawak Housing and Urban Development Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg, and Special Advisor in the Chief Minister's Office Tan Sri Adenan Satem voted at the Dewan Merpati Jepang, Satok here.
Abang Johari was defending his Satok state seat while Adenan defended his Tanjung Datu seat.
Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, who was defending his Balingian seat, was also scheduled to cast his ballot at the same centre.
The Election Commission expected a higher turnout of between 65 and 75 per cent, compared with 63.2 per cent in 2006.
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