POLLING at the Kemaman parliamentary by-election, which began at 8am today, concluded at 6pm, with all 49 polling centres closed.
All ballot boxes from the polling centres, involving 244 streams, will be taken to the vote-tallying centre at Dewan Berlian Utama, Kemaman Municipal Council before the official results are expected at 9pm tonight.
According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout as of 4pm stood at 60% of the 141,043 registered voters.
Previously, 387 policemen and six military servicemen who were supposed to vote early on November 28, were instructed to fulfil their responsibility through postal ballots to focus on rescue works during the flood season.
Meanwhile, on November 28, early voting was still carried out at the Kijal police station, involving just three voters, who are spouses of military personnel.
The by-election saw a straight fight between Barisan Nasional candidate Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor and Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar of PAS.
The by-election was held following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on September 26 to nullify the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 15th general election. – Bernama, December 2, 2023
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