Jul 7, 2009

Manik Urai By-election Facts And Figures

KUALA KRAI, July 6 (Bernama) -- Following are the facts and figures of the Manik Urai state by-election in Kelantan.

Constituency: N41 Manik Urai

Candidates: BN - Tuan Aziz Tuan Mat, 39, former Kesedar manager; PAS - Mohd Fauzi Abdullah, 50, fish wholesaler

Incumbent: Ismail Yaacob (PAS) (Ismail, who died on May 22, won the seat in the 12th general election, defeating BN's Mohamed Zulkifli Omar with a majority of 1,352 votes)

Total voters: 12,293 (25 postal voters)

Voters' composition: Malay (99.2 per cent), Chinese (0.46), Indian (0.23), others (0.11)

Economic activities: Agriculture

Returning officer: Adnan Hussin

Polling day: July 14, 2009

Number of polling streams: 27

Vote tallying centre: Dewan Petra, SMK Sultan Yahya Petra 1, Kuala Krai.

-- BERNAMA

It's a one-on-one battle between a Manager and a Fishmonger. The government is claiming the people have confidence in BN. The opposition is optimistic in retaining Manik Urai. Who will win? How will the government react if the ball game goes to a fishmonger? We'll see in a week.

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