MUAR: It was a close call for teacher Muhammad Arif Jamali, who almost missed his opportunity to cast his vote in the Simpang Jeram by-election.
Muhammad Arif, 29, who was attending a wedding in Kuala Lumpur earlier on Saturday , arrived at the polling station at SK Simpang Jeram here less than five minutes before closing.
"I have some furniture to deliver to Setiawan, Perak this morning. As soon as I delivered the goods, I made my way back to Simpang Jeram. In Johor Baru, Pulai voter Mohd Saidi Salleh was so caught up with his wedding preparations in Batu Pahat - which is about 118km away - that he was one minute short of missing his chance to vote in the Pulai by-election.
"I was quite anxious throughout the journey and managed to reach the polling centre in SK Seri Melati at 5.59pm and ran towards the gates. Luckily, the policemen still allowed me to enter.
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