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A 29-year-old groom fulfilled his civic duty by casting his vote in the Sungai Bakap by-election despite a hectic, back-to-back wedding schedule on Saturday (July 6).

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00:00It was probably the most important day of Mohamed Shafiq Mohamed Rozey's life, but
00:06the 29-year-old still managed to cast his vote in the Sungai Bakak by-election amid
00:12a hectic wedding schedule.
00:14Dressed in traditional songket attire, Mohamed Shafiq, who had just finished the bersanding
00:19ceremony, arrived at SK Jawi around 12.30pm, just half an hour before the Kenduri feast
00:25nearby.
00:26He made his way in to register and cast his vote all within 10 minutes before making a
00:31dash for his Kenduri event.
00:33Accompanied by his 24-year-old wife, Munira Yahya, Mohamed Shafiq said they hadn't anticipated
00:39their wedding coinciding with polling day.
00:56As a third-time voter, Mohamed Shafiq mentioned that he chose to forgo traditional wedding
01:10henna to avoid complications with the indelible ink.
01:14The 29-year-old said this date will always be special to him as it marks both his wedding
01:19day and the day he fulfilled his civic duty.
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