Kinabatangan: Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates for the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election, Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar, and for the Lamag state seat, Mohd Ismail Ayob, have urged all eligible voters to turn out and exercise their civic duty at the polls tomorrow. Both said the polls were vital to ensure the people's voices are represented.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Mohd Kurniawan Naim urged voters to cast their ballots early after visiting GiatMara Kinabatangan, with Mohd Ismail also in attendance. The Kinabatangan and Lamag by-election campaigns are set to conclude today at 11.59 pm.

The Kinabatangan by-election features a three-cornered contest involving Mohd Kurniawan Naim of BN, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman from Warisan, and Goldam Hamid, an independent candidate. Meanwhile, the Lamag state seat will witness a straight fight between Mohd Ismail Ayob of BN and Mazliwati from Warisan.

The by-elections were necessitated by the passing of the incumbent Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, aged 66, on December 5 last year. The Malaysian Meteorological Department has predicted favorable weather conditions tomorrow morning, with thunderstorms expected in the afternoon and rain at night.