KEMAMAN: The nomination centre for this constituency's Parliamentary by-election at Dewan Berlian Utama, Kemaman Municipal Council opened at 9am on Saturday (Nov 18).
The process is scheduled to last an hour until 10 am, after which the returning officer, Ahmad Farhan Abdul Wahab will announce the candidates for the by-election.
The Election Commission (EC) had announced that polling day will be held on Dec 2 and early voting on Nov 28.
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This by-election is being held following the decision by the Terengganu Elections Court on Sept 26, annulling PAS candidate, Che Alias Hamid’s victory in the 15th general election (GE15).
On Monday, Barisan Nasional (BN) named former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, 66, as its candidate, while PAS is fielding Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar to defend the seat.
Meanwhile, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) announced that it would not field a candidate to contest the seat.
