BENTONG, Oct 7 — A total of 16,383 registered voters in Pelangai will go to the polls today to elect their new state assemblyman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the clock strikes eight, nine polling centres with a total of 30 polling streams will be opened and will stay open until 6 pm, after which all ballot boxes will be taken to the official vote-tallying centre at Felda Kemasul community hall here where the counting of votes will take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The weather in the Bentong district was forecasted to be good in the morning, while thunderstorms were expected in the evening, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 16,456 electors are eligible to vote in the by-election of the state seat, including 36 police personnel and three overseas absentee voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No early voting centre was opened for the by-election despite Oct 3 being gazetted as the early voting day, as the Election Commission had issued postal vote ballots to all 73 postal voters for the Pelangai by-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pelangai by-election is seeing a three-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional\u2019s (BN) Datuk Amizar Abu Adam, Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The by-election 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 15th General Election (GE15), Johari from BN, won with a majority of 4,048 votes, defeating Kasim (PN), Ahmed Wafiuddin of Pakatan Harapan, and Pejuang candidate Isa Ahmad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The by-election for the Pelangai state seat is the fourth being held after the GE15 on Nov 19 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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