Voters head to the polls in Johor by-elections today

JOHOR BY-ELECTIONS | A total of 205,810 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections today. 

According to the Election Commission (EC), this is the figure obtained after taking into account the conclusion of early voting on Tuesday (Sept 5) involving 831 police voters and the dispatch of 304 postal votes earlier. 

The 14-day campaign period for the twin by-elections ended at 11.59pm last night. A total of 47 voting centres with 294 streams in the Pulai constituency and 14 voting centres with 68 streams in the Simpang Jeram constituency will open at 8am and close at 6pm.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasted rain in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon for both constituencies.

Both the Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections are three-cornered fights involving Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional, and independent candidates. 

In Pulai, Harapan candidate Suhaizan Kaiat is facing Zulkifli Jaafar of PN and independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi, while in Simpang Jeram, Harapan’s Nazri Abdul Rahman is taking on surgeon Dr Mohd Mazri Yahya of PN and independent candidate S Jeganathan. 

The two seats fell vacant following the death of Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub on July 23.

- Bernama

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