Kemaman by-election set for Dec 2

Polling for the Kemaman parliamentary by-election will take place on Dec 2.

Election Commission chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh also announced that the nomination will fall on Nov 18.

The dates were announced at a press conference following a special meeting to discuss the by-election.

The Election Court nullified the 15th general election’s Kemaman results on Sept 26 due to elements of corruption during the electoral campaign.

This came after a petition from voter Wan Mohamad Hisham Wan Abdul Jalil.

Perikatan Nasional's Che Alias Hamid won the Kemaman parliamentary seat in GE15 with a 27,179 vote majority, defeating BN candidate and former Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Said, as well as Pakatan Harapan candidate Hasuni Sudin and Pejuang candidate Rosli Ab Ghani.

“The Kemaman parliamentary by-election requires an allocation of RM 3.5 million," said Abdul Ghani.

For the purpose of conducting the by-election, the EC has appointed one returning officer with three assistants, as well as 2,102 election workers.

He said five election campaign enforcement teams, comprising the police, local authorities and representatives of candidates contesting in the polls, would also be established.

The campaigning period is for 14 days starting after the announcement of the contesting candidates on nomination day until 11.59pm on Dec 1.

He said the Electoral Roll to be used for the Kemaman by-election contained 141,790 electors, consisting of 141,382 ordinary voters, 387 police officers, nine military personnel and their spouses and 12 overseas absentee voters.

Status check

Abdul Ghani said Dewan Berlian Utama, Majlis Perbandaran Kemaman, will be used as the nomination centre and the official vote tallying centre.

A total of 49 polling stations with 244 voting channels will be opened on polling day, while for early voting, there will be four polling stations.

Electors in Kemaman can check their status through the EC portal or the MySPR application or contact the SPR Hotline at 03-8892 7018/7218/7124 from Nov 14.

Abdul Ghani also advised potential candidates of the Kemaman by-election to fill in the nomination form and do an initial check with the office of the returning officer or the Terengganu election office prior to nomination day.

The EC is also offering any government agency, NGO or body to become an election observer.

“Observers are allowed to make observations such as at the nomination centre, polling centres, vote counting centres and the official vote tallying centre,” he said.

More information on the matter can be obtained from the SPR official portal starting today and the closing date is Oct 26.

- Bernama

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