KUANTAN, Nov 23 — Light vehicles from Mersing heading to Kuantan using the main route near Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Rompin, will be diverted to another route from 7am to 2pm tomorrow in conjunction with the nomination for the Tioman state seat for the 15th general election ( GE15).
Rompin district police chief DSP Mohd Azahari Mukhtar said as for heavy vehicles, they would be allowed to use the route, but under the control of traffic policemen.
Two road diversions are made for light vehicles from Mersing to Kuantan, which is Jalan Kampung Bahagia next to the Tengku Mahkota Abdullah Mosque and the junction next to the Petronas at Jalan Raya Utama and exit at Jalan Kampung Bahagia Dua after the Rompin District Council office.
“Road users are advised to comply with the instructions issued and plan their journey in advance to avoid traffic congestion,” he said in a statement here today.
The Election Commission (EC) has set December 7 as polling day for the Tioman state seat. The nomination is tomorrow and early voting is on December 3.
Polling for the Tioman state seat for the GE15 was supposed to be held on November 19, but it was postponed following the death of one of the candidates contesting for the seat, Md Yunus Ramli, of PN, at 3.30am on that day.
It was supposed to involve a five-cornered fight involving Md Yunus, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Hussain, who is the incumbent, Sulaiman Bakar (Independent), Osman A. Bakar (Pejuang) and Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly (Pakatan Harapan).
The electoral roll to be used for the election contains a total of 28,465 electors, consisting of 28,200 ordinary electors, 262 police personnel and three absentee voters abroad.
— Bernama
