YAN, Oct 21 — The electorate for the Sungai Limau state seat has been reduced by 142 people as they had died since the 13th General Election in May.
Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said the deaths were reported after the EC updated the electoral rolls.
"As such the total number of voters for the November 4 by-election was 27,222, as compared to 27,364 during the general election," he told a news conference at Dewan Dato' Madi here today.
He said 93 per cent or 25,323 voters were Malays, Chinese (1,842), Indians (15) and the rest comprising other races.
"There are two postal voters. EC has only received one form and we will wait for the other form, maybe tonight," he said.
Abdul Ghani said 58 polling streams and 17 polling centres would be set up for the Sungai Limau by-election.
Apart from that, the EC would also be setting up three Election Campaign Enforcement teams (PP-KPR), in line with the provision of Section 27B of the Election Offences Act 1954 to monitor campaign activities, he said. — Bernama
