NIBONG TEBAL, July 6 – A total of 39,151 registered voters will cast their ballots to elect a new representative in the Sungai Bakap state by-election Saturday.
Nine polling centres with 65 channels will be opened from 8 am until 6 pm, and the vote-tallying process will be conducted at the Jawi Multipurpose Hall in Taman Desa Jawi.
In total, 39,279 voters are eligible to cast ballots, including 57 police personnel.
However, no early voting centre was opened despite the date for the process being set on July 2, after the Election Commission issued 128 postal ballots to eligible voters.
The by-election sees a straight fight between Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Dr Joohari Ariffin and Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Abidin Ismail. It is being held following the death of incumbent Nor Zamri Latiff on May 24.
