BENTONG – The polling process for the Pelangai by-election, which began at 8 this morning, concluded at 6pm when all nine polling centres were closed.
All ballot boxes, from 30 streams, will be taken to the vote-tallying centre at Dewan Orang Ramai Felda Kemasul, here, before the official results, expected to be announced at 9 tonight.
At 4pm, the Election Commission (EC) reported that the voter turnout had reached 64%.
There are a total of 16,456 eligible voters in the state seat for the by-election, including 73 postal ballots issued for 36 police personnel and three overseas absentee voters.
However, no early voting centres were open for the by-election, even though early voting was set for October 3, after the EC issued 73 ballot papers to those eligible for postal voting.
The Pelangai by-election is witnessing a three-cornered battle between Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Amizar Abu Adam, Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasni. – October 7, 2023