KINABATANGAN: A total of 196 police personnel will cast early ballots today (Tuesday) in the Kinabatangan parliamentary and Lamag state by-elections.
The voting will be conducted at the Kinabatangan district police headquarters from 8am to 5pm through a single channel.
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Preparations for early voting are proceeding smoothly.
Election Officer Dr Eddy Syaizul Rizam Abdullah said the preparations, which began at 8am at the Kinabatangan district police headquarters (IPD), the sole early voting centre, also involved 14 Election Commission (EC) staff.
“Preparations for tomorrow’s early voting are proceeding smoothly and we are targeting 100 per cent turnout,” he said.
The Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election features a three-cornered contest between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman of Warisan and independent candidate Goldam Hamid.
The Lamag state by-election is a straight fight between Mohd Ismail Ayob (BN) and Mazliwati Abdul Malek (Warisan).
Both by-elections were called following the death of incumbent Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, 66, on Dec 5 last year. The EC has set Saturday as polling day.
