A TOTAL of 141,382 registered voters will cast their ballots today to elect a new representative for the Kemaman parliamentary constituency.
Forty-nine polling stations with 244 streams will open from 8am to 6pm before the vote tallying process takes place at Dewan Berlian of the Kemaman Municipal Council in Chukai.
Election Commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh expects a 70% turnout for the by-election. However, this would also depend on the weather condition, as rain is forecast all day.
There are a total of 141,790 eligible voters in the constituency including 387 policemen, six members of the military and three of their spouses, as well as 12 overseas voters.
All police and military personnel eligible have cast their votes via postal ballot while three spouses voted at the Kijal police station on November 28.
The by-election sees a one-on-one clash between Barisan Nasional candidate Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor and Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar representing PAS.
It is being held following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on September 26, which annulled the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 2022 general election. – Bernama, December 2, 2023.
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