Voting begins in Chini by-election

CHINI POLLS | Some 20,816 voters will cast their ballots today in Chini - a rural state seat in Pahang - for one of three candidates, BN’s Mohd Sharim Md Zain (above), 41, and two independent candidates, Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin, 64, and blogger Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli, 49.

Tengku Zainul was Pekan Bersatu deputy chief when he announced his intention to run against Mohd Sharim, a second-generation Felda Chini settler, leading to the former’s membership being automatically terminated by the PN component party.