Ballot boxes from SK Inarad are the first to reach the official counting centre for the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election.
KINABATANGAN: The first two ballot boxes for the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election arrived at the Official Vote Counting Centre at Dewan Sri Lamag at 3 pm.
The boxes came from the polling centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Inarad, which closed at noon.
Polling station head Ronny @ Sior Bataim transported the boxes via helicopter, accompanied by Election Commission officers.
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After landing at the Kinabatangan District Council field, the ballot boxes were taken to the hall under police guard.
The parliamentary by-election is a three-cornered contest between Barisan Nasional’s Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman of Warisan, and independent candidate Goldam Hamid.
The Lamag state seat by-election is a straight fight between BN’s Mohd Ismail Ayob and Warisan’s Mazliwati Abdul Malek.
Both by-elections were triggered by the death of incumbent MP and assemblyman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin on Dec 5 last year. – Bernama
