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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe 12 polling centres for the Slim by-election are at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Changkat Sulaiman; SK Trolak Utara; SK Trolak Selatan; SK Seri Besout; SK Besout 3 and 5; SK Kuala Slim; SK Slim River; SK Aminudin Baki; Ladang Sungkai Tamil National Type School (SJKT); SJKT Ladang Kelapa Bali and SJKT Trolak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Slim by-election is the 12th by-election held after the 14th General Election (GE14) and the second to be conducted in compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the Chini by-election on July 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the voting process, voters are required to observe the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOP), such as physical distancing,\u00a0wearing face mask, use of hand sanitizers, and scan their body temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The by-election is a three-cornered fight\u00a0among\u00a0Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate\u00a0Mohd Zaidi Aziz and two Independent candidates — lawyer Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, who is representing the yet-to-be registered\u00a0Parti Pejuang Tanahair (Pejuang), and former teacher, S. Santharasekaran.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, none of the candidates are registered voters for the Slim constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The by-election is called following the death of its four-term assemblyman Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, of BN, from a heart attack, last July 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early voting was held last Tuesday, with\u00a096.25 percent of the 267 early voters having exercised their\u00a0rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 14th General Election, Mohd Khusairi defended the state seat with a majority of 2,183 votes by defeating Mohd Amran Ibrahim from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), who contested under the PKR ticket, and Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal of PAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perak has 59 state seats and out of the total, Perikatan Nasional (PN) has 33 seats, comprising BN with 25 seats, all by UMNO; Bersatu (five), PAS (three), DAP (16), Amanah (five), PKR (three) and Independent (one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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