THE Kemaman parliamentary by-election kicked off today with the nomination of candidates at Dewan Berlian of the Kemaman Municipal Council.

The nomination centre will open at 9am. Candidates have until 10am to submit their nomination forms to the returning officer.

Early voting is on November 28 and polling day on December 2.

The 14-day campaign period for the by-election will begin today until 11.59 pm on December 1.

Former chief of Defence Forces General (rtd) Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, 66,  is the Barisan Nasional candidate for the seat while PAS is fielding Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.

Pejuang has announced that it is sitting out the race.

A total of 141,790 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the by-election.

The by-election was called after the Terengganu Election Court nullified the victory of Che Alias Hamid of PAS, who won the parliamentary seat in the general election last year.

Che Alias won 65,714 votes in a four-way battle, defeating Ahmad Said of BN (38,535), Hasuni Sudin of Pakatan Harapan (8,340) and Rosli Ab Ghani of Pejuang (506).

Terengganu Meteorological Department director Rosli Zakaria advised those involved in the nomination process to be alert of the weather and changing environment as rain is expected all day in Kemaman. – Bernama, November 18, 2023.