KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 2 — A total of 141,382 registered voters will cast their ballots today to elect a new representative for the Kemaman Parliamentary constituency.
49 polling stations with 244 streams will open from 8am to 6pm before the vote tallying process occurs at Dewan Berlian of the Kemaman Municipal Council in Chukai.
Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh expects a turnout of up to 70 per cent for the by-election, but this will also depend on weather conditions, as it is forecast to rain all day.
There are 141,790 eligible voters in the constituency, including 387 policemen, six military personnel and three of their spouses, as well as 12 overseas voters.
All police and military personnel eligible to vote early have fulfilled their responsibility through postal ballots, while three spouses of military personnel voted early at the Kijal police station on November 28.
The by-election sees a one-on-one clash between Barisan Nasional candidate Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor and Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, representing PAS.
It is being held following the Terengganu Election Court’s decision on September 26, which annulled the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 15th general election (GE15).
The Kemaman by-election is the sixth by-election following GE15 on November 19 last year, with the first one being the Kuala Terengganu (Parliamentary seat) on August 12, followed by the Pulai (Parliamentary seat) and Simpang Jeram (state seat) on September 9, Pelangai (state seat) on October 7, and Jepak (Parliamentary seat) on November 4.
— Bernama
