TUMPAT, Sept 5- The result of the Pengkalan Kubor state by-election on Sept 25 is expected to be announced by 10pm.
The Returning Officer for the by-election, Mohd Sobri Ramli said the Election Commission (EC) was confident that the counting process will be smooth as the polling stations were not far from the tallying centre.
“The Pengkalan Kubor area is small and close and has no islands that may require helicopters. We expect all to proceed smoothly and an announcement can be made by that time,” he told reporters at the Tumpat Land and District Office here, today.
Also present was the Kelantan EC director Mohamad Mahmud.Nomination is on Sept 13 and polling on Sept 25.The by-election is necessary following the death of incumbent Datuk Noor Zahidi Omar, 57, from Barisan Nasional (BN) of liver cancer at a hospital in Guangzhou, China on Aug 20.
In the last general election, the late Noor Zahidi beat Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate Saharun Ibrahim and independent, Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary with a majority of 1,736 votes.
– BERNAMA
