Voters under the age of 30 are significant in nearly half of the 245 seats up for grabs in the six state elections.
According to election analyst Dr G. Manimaran, there are at least 106 state seats with an average of between 30% and 40% of their voters below 30 in Selangor, Penang, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah.
There are nearly three million voters below the age of 30 in these six states, the bulk of whom are in Selangor , followed by Kedah , Kelantan , Penang , Terengganu and Negri Sembilan .Manimaran said these figures indicate that youth voters could play a pivotal factor in many seats and that it is thus crucial for political coalitions to resonate with them.
Manimaran said in his observation on the first week of the campaign, many voters had already made up their minds – even as political coalitions raced against time to reach out to voters through physical campaigns. “Although social media is the main campaigning platform, I think face-to-face campaigns also play an important role,” said Manimaran.
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