MIRI: A voter dressed as the popular anime and manga character Demon Slayer stole the show when he arrived at SK Pulau Melayu here to cast his ballot for the Piasau state seat in the 12th Sarawak election on Saturday (Dec 18).

       As if his costume was not eye-catching enough, Nikezuandi Idris, 41, arrived at the polling centre riding an old bicycle.

       His efforts did not go unnoticed, obviously, as he clearly caught the attention of a press photographer and Election Commission (EC) staff.

       In fact, other voters even grabbed the opportunity to take selfies with him.

       According to Nikuezandi, he came dressed as Batman to vote in the 2016 state election but was advised by EC staff then to change out of his costume before he could be allowed to cast his ballot as per voting procedures.

       "This time I came dressed as the Demon Slayer ... luckily this time I was allowed to enter and vote. I finished voting at 11.30am.

       "The election is like Hari Raya ... we only get to vote once every five years, so I dressed like this today to add some colour to the occasion,” he said when met at the voting centre.

       The Batman fan, who often sings with his busking group around Miri, also advised Sarawakians to go out and vote.

       In the 12th state election, the Piasau seat is being contested by Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Teo Jia Jun of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), Hanim Jaraee of Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi), Chung Siew Yen of Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) and Peter Hee Leh Keng of DAP.

       The constituency has 21,337 registered voters. – Bernama