SHAH ALAM — A total of 19 polling stations, involving 109 streams, in the Sungai Kandis state constituency, opened at 8am today to enable 51,217 voters to exercise their right.

The polling centres, using 18 schools and a community hall, will close at 5.30pm.

There is no early voter in the Sungai Kandis by-election.

The Election Commission (EC) is targeting 80 per cent voter turnout in the by-election and the results are expected to be announced by about 10pm.

The tallying of votes will be done at Dewan Besar Tanjung of the Shah Alam City Council in Section 9 here, as soon as the balloting process ends at 5.30pm.

The Sungai Kandis by-election witnessed a three-cornered fight involving PKR candidate Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, Datuk Lokman Noor Adam of BN and independent candidate K. Murthy.

It was called following the death of incumbent Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei of PKR, due to cancer on July 2.

Mat Shuhaimi retained the seat for the third consecutive term in the last general election with a majority of 12,480 votes in a four-cornered fight against BN, PAS and Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM). — Bernama

Sungai Kandis goes to the polls

Some 51,217 voters are set to cast their ballots today in the heavily fought Sungai Kandis by-election.

The polls, which sees a three-cornered fight between Pakatan Harapan’s Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, BN’s Lokman Noor Adam and Independent K Murthy, is the first of three by-elections to take place in Selangor due to the untimely deaths of its incumbents – the other two being Balakong and Seri Setia.

PKR incumbent Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei, who died on July 2 due to lymphoma, had previously won the Malay-majority state seat with a 12,480-vote majority in the May 9 general election.

This polls will also be the first test of voter support for both Harapan and BN after the 14th general election (GE14)

Throughout the 13-day campaign period, BN has sought to diminish the popularity of Harapan in the state by playing up the need for greater opposition representation to serve as check and balance to the state government.

Selangor is administered by Harapan, with its assemblypersons dominating the state assembly with 51 seats – PKR, 28, DAP, 13, Bersatu, five, Amanah, five. BN, meanwhile has four seats and PAS, one.

Lokman, 45, and other BN leaders, including former premier Najib Abdul Razak, have also played up federal government’s inability to meet with its election manifesto pledges thus far, since taking office about three months ago.

BN’s campaign is apparently aided by PAS, which has opted out of contesting this seat, stating that it did not wish to split the votes against the Harapan candidate.

PAS leaders have been urging members and supporters to cast their ballots for BN’s Lokman (picture, above), claiming that Harapan has sidelined Islam, the Malays and the royal institution.

This has been countered by Harapan, pointing out that if the choice of assemblyperson should be made based on whom best represented the interests of Islam and the Malays, then that choice should be Zawawi – a religious teacher.

He was also the former Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) Selangor chief and previously served as secretary of the Integrated Muslim Association Network (Iman).

Zawawi, 48, has stated his confidence that up to 7,000 PAS supporters will vote for him.

However, it would seem that PAS members and supporters are still split in their decision to toe the party line or vote for Harapan, as indicated by those met by Malaysiakini recently. The constituency had over 72 percent Malay voters, followed by 16 percent Indians and 12 percent Chinese.

Meanwhile, little is known about Independent candidate Murthy. The 60-year-old told the New Straits Times on nomination day that he was inspired to contest following the return of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The Selangor government pensioner, who did administrative work, said he felt his 34 years of experience would serve him well.

Like Mahathir, Murthy also wanted to return to serve the people. Only this time, he wanted to serve through the state legislative assembly, he reportedly said.

The Election Commission, meanwhile, has stated that it was expecting a voter turnoutof 80 percent. Altogether, 19 polling stations with 109 streams will be open from 8am to 5.30 pm. Results are expected to be announced by 10pm.

Meanwhile, the Balakong by-election is slated to take place on Sept 8. No date has yet been set for the Seri Setia polls.

Balakong seat fell vacant after the death of assemblyperson Eddie Ng Tien Chee on July 20 in a road accident, while Seri Setia assemblyperson Shaharuddin Badaruddin died on Thursday from colon cancer. – MKINI

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