The allegation that the Election Commission (EC) has moved the polling centres farther from the original ones fixed for voters was not true, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

NONEDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Liew Vui Keong said this was because the EC had corrected the electoral roll in the Electoral Roll Master Index according to the actual electoral areas and implemented the redelineation of electoral boundaries.

When all this was done, he said, the voters would be casting their votes at the actual electoral areas, which were closer to their homes.

"When the redelineation of electoral boundaries were done, new polling centres will be set up for the new electoral areas and normally, they are more convenient and closer to the voters' houses.

"So, the claim that the polling centres for the voters were moved to locations further away is not true and indeed a lie," he said in reply to Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) who wanted to know why the EC moved the polling centres which had created confusion among the voters, during question time today.

To another question from Kok on whether the EC had informed the voters on the change of their polling centres, Liew said the information would be relayed to the leaders of political parties in the areas concerned, who were entrusted to inform the voters.

To a supplementary question from Wilfred Bumburing (BN-Tuaran) who wanted to know the requirements for redelineation of electoral boundaries, Liew said it was based on the number of voters and polling centres available in the areas concerned.

"The EC will ensure that the areas involved in the redelineation of the electoral boundaries have adequate infrastructure, besides getting the voters' reaction and investigating the objections, if any, before the decision is made," he added.

- Bernama