Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, Mat Razi Mat Ail is confident that Pengkalan Kubor voters will continue their support towards BN.

He added that he would continue developing Pengkalan Kubor as done by the incumbent Datuk Noor Zahidi Omar and expressed his gratitude for the response received during the campaign period.

Mat Razi arrived at Sekolah Kebangsaan Simpangan around 8.20am and cast his vote at 9.15am.

All 45 polling stations opened at 8am and will close at 5pm.

The by-election results of the Pengkalan Kubor by-election is expected to be formally announced by the Election Commission (EC) at 9pm today.

PAS candidate, Wan Rosdi Wan Ibrahim meanwhile fulfilled his responsibility to vote at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Bendang Pak Yong 8.10am.

He arrived at the polling center around 8am, accompanied by Kelantan Menteri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Yakob and Kelantan DUN speaker, Datuk Abdullah Yaakob.

The atmosphere at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Bendang Pak Yong polling centre was controlled as many mothers were among the early voters who arrived at the school.

The Pengkalan Kubor by-election is being held following the death of its incumbent Datuk Noor Zahidi Omar on August 20, 2014.