Kelantan EC to use helicopters in Gua Musang





KOTA BHARU, April 7 (Bernama) -- The Election Commission (EC) will deploy helicopters to remote areas in Gua Musang to ensure smooth running of the coming 14th General Election (GE14).

Kelantan EC director Fakhrul Razi Ab Wahab said the areas included six polling districts in Galas and Nenggiri state constituencies.

"Kelantan EC has appointed a total of 18,425 workers to handle the process of GE14 in 14 parliamentary and 45 state constituencies in the state," he told reporters after a simulation programme at EC GE14 Operations Room in Wisma Persekutuan here today.

Fakhrul Razi said all the workers would be deployed at 558 polling centers including 36 polling centres for early voting.

"We have made all the preparations for the GE14 and today we have carried out simulation for the nomination system and the vote-counting system," he said.

-- BERNAMA