Polls to see three-way fight

Keeping their distance: (From left) Tengku Zainul, Shukri and Sharim giving each other elbow bumps as they arrive for the nomination process at Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara in Pekan. — Bernama

PEKAN: Despite the absence of Pakatan Harapan, the Chini by-election will be a three-cornered contest with Barisan Nasional challenged by two independents.

Barisan’s Mohd Sharim Md Zain, 41, will face Tengku Datuk Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin, 64, and Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli, 49, in the fight for the state seat.