Pelangai polls: 10% voter turnout as of 9am, says EC


PETALING JAYA: The voter turnout for the Pelangai state by-election on Saturday (Oct 7) stands at 10% as of 9am, says the Election Commission (EC).

Bernama reports that a total of nine polling centres with 30 channels opened at 8am for the Pelangai polls.

Three of the centres, namely Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Chemomoi, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kemasul and SK Sungai Kemahal, are in the Felda areas.

The other six are Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) (SJKC) Telemong, SMK Seri Pelangai, SK Pelangai, SKJC Manchis, Dewan Serbaguna Sungai Gapoi and Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Perdak.

The EC has elected 312 officers to be on duty for the voting process, which will involve 16,383 registered electors.

The Pelangai by-election is seeing a three-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Amizar Abu Adam, Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasni.

It is being called for following the death of its incumbent Datuk Seri Johari Harun in a plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor, on Aug 17.

In the 15th General Election (GE15), Johari from Barisan, won with a majority of 4,048 votes, defeating Kasim, Ahmed Wafiuddin of Pakatan Harapan, and Pejuang candidate Isa Ahmad.

The by-election for the Pelangai state seat is the fourth being held after GE15 on Nov 19 last year.

The first three by-elections were held for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat on Aug 12, and for the Pulai parliamentary seat and Simpang Jeram state seat, which took place simultaneously on Sept 9.

   

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