About 68 per cent of 286 early voters in Sungai Besar by-election have cast their votes as of 10am today.
Election Commission (EC) Datuk Seri Hashim Abdullah said he hoped to see more people to come out to cast their votes before the voting period ends today.
“The Sungai Panjang stream will be closed at 5pm today while in Sekinchan stream, no one has cast their votes there yet,” he said.
He said for now the voting process is going on smoothly.
The Sungai Besar by-election will see a three-corner fight between Budiman Mohd Zohdi (Barisan Nasional), Dr Abdul Rani Osman (PAS) and Azhar Abdul Shukur (Amanah).
There are 42,655 registered voters in Sungai Besar.
The Sungai Besar parliamentary seat by-election is held following the death of the incumbent MP Tan Sri Noriah Kasnon, who was also Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister, in a helicopter crash in Sebuyau, Sarawak on May 5.
In the 13th general election (GE13), Noriah defeated PAS candidate Mohamed Salleh M Hussin with a 399-vote majority.
Election Commission (EC) Datuk Seri Hashim Abdullah said he hoped to see more people to come out to cast their votes before the voting period ends today.
“The Sungai Panjang stream will be closed at 5pm today while in Sekinchan stream, no one has cast their votes there yet,” he said.
He said for now the voting process is going on smoothly.
The Sungai Besar by-election will see a three-corner fight between Budiman Mohd Zohdi (Barisan Nasional), Dr Abdul Rani Osman (PAS) and Azhar Abdul Shukur (Amanah).
There are 42,655 registered voters in Sungai Besar.
The Sungai Besar parliamentary seat by-election is held following the death of the incumbent MP Tan Sri Noriah Kasnon, who was also Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister, in a helicopter crash in Sebuyau, Sarawak on May 5.
In the 13th general election (GE13), Noriah defeated PAS candidate Mohamed Salleh M Hussin with a 399-vote majority.
