TAPAH: Registered voters in the Ayer Kuning state constituency, totalling 31,315, will go to the polls today after two weeks of intense campaigning.
A total of 19 polling centres involving 63 channels will open from 8am to 6pm, except for the polling centre at SK Toh Tandewa Sakti, which will close earlier at 4pm.
The vote-counting process will take place at Dewan Merdeka here.
Based on the official website of the Meteorological Department, clear weather is expected in the morning while thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon.
The by-election involves a three-cornered fight comprising Barisan Nasional candidate Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir, Perikatan Nasional candidate Abd Muhaimin Malek and KS Bawani of Parti Sosialis Malaysia.
Mohamad Yusri will vote at the polling centre at SK Sungai Lesong, Abd Muhaimin at SK Ayer Kuning and Bawani at SJKC Pheng Lok.
On Tuesday, 93.4% of the 500 police officers and their spouses fulfilled their responsibilities at two polling stations during the early voting process.
A total of 601 Election Commission officers and 1,114 police officers will be on duty today.
The Ayer Kuning by-election was called following the death of its incumbent Ishsam Shahruddin on Feb 22 due to a heart attack.
In the 15th General Election (GE15) in November 2022, Ishsam, who was also the Tapah Umno chief, won the seat with a majority of 2,213 votes in a five-cornered fight.
Ayer Kuning is one of the two state constituencies in Tapah.
This is the 11th by-election held after GE15.
