Postal Votes Not Necessarily An Advantage To The BN, Says Mohamad

SEREMBAN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The high number of postal voters in Bagan Pinang is not necessarily an advantage to the Barisan Nasional (BN), said Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

Mohamad, who is also state Umno chief, said in last year's general election, the BN victory margin in the state constituency dropped because more postal votes went to the Opposition.

"The Opposition garnered 1,800 postal votes in that election. As such, they cannot claim that postal votes favour the BN more," he told reporters here Wednesday.

He, however, was confident that the BN would garner more postal votes this time around.

The constituency, which has 13,644 registered voters, including 4,604 postal voters, will be having a by-election on Oct 11.

It is being called following the death of its incumbent, Azman Mohammad Noor on Sept 4.

The BN is fielding former Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad, 59, while PAS has announced its state commissioner Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, 44, as their candidate.

Nomination is on Saturday.

--BERNAMA