Polling underway in Slim by-election
SLIM POLLS | Today is polling day for the Slim state by-election, and it is conducted under the new normal due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A total of 22,749 people are eligible to vote at the 12 polling stations which will open from 8am to 5.30pm today...
SLIM POLLS | Today is polling day for the Slim state by-election, and it is conducted under the new normal due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A total of 22,749 people are eligible to vote at the 12 polling stations which will open from 8am to 5.30pm today.
Besides the 22,749 ordinary voters, the electoral roll for the Slim state constituency also includes 267 early voters and 78 postal voters.
The 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.
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 one in Chini on July 4.
Throughout the voting process, voters are required to observe the prescribed SOP, such as physical distancing, wearing a face mask, use of hand sanitisers and scanning their body temperature.
The by-election is a three-cornered fight among BN candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz and two independents - lawyer Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, who is representing the yet-to-be registered Pejuang, and former teacher S Santharasekaran.
However, none of the candidates are registered voters for the Slim constituency.
The by-election was called following the death of its four-term assemblyperson Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, of BN, from a heart attack, on July 15.
Early voting was held last Tuesday, with 96.25 percent of the 267 early voters having exercised their rights.
In GE14, Khusairi defended the state seat with a majority of 2,183 votes by defeating Mohd Amran Ibrahim from Bersatu, who contested under the PKR ticket, and Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal of PAS.
Perak has 59 state seats, and out of the total, Perikatan Nasional has 33, comprising BN with 25 seats, all by Umno; Bersatu (five) and PAS (three). Pakatan Harapan has 24 seats with DAP holding 16, Amanah (five) and PKR (three). The remaining seats belong to an independent and Gerakan.
- Bernama
