The result of the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election is expected to be known by 11pm on Sunday, Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said today.

However, this would depend on whether of not there was a recount, which could delay the announcement of the result, he said.

azlan "It also depends on whether the 136 ballot boxes come to the tallying centre by 9pm," he told reporters at the district office in Hulu Selangor.

Wan Ahmad also said that the postal ballot papers had been issued to the police and armed forces, whose personnel would cast their votes at the district police office and army camp in Kuala Kubu Baru tomorrow and on Friday respectively.

The by-election will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional's P Kamalanathan and Zaid Ibrahim of PKR.

Wan Ahmad appealed to all parties to respect the decision of the EC's enforcement team leader because it had received complaints that party workers were not listening to enforcement officials, he told reporters after discussing problems and feedback with the police and all enforcement heads.

- Bernama