TAPAH, April 26 — Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) candidate for the Ayer Kuning state by-election, Bawani KS, was the first registered voter to cast her ballot at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Pheng Lok here this morning.

According to Sinar Harian, Bawani, 39, arrived at the polling centre precisely at 8am, accompanied by PSM deputy chairman S. Arutchelvan, and voted at the second polling stream.

The PSM Perak chairman said her team had done their best and were now leaving the outcome of the election to fate.

“I’m very relieved. We’ve tried our best throughout the past two weeks of campaigning.

“The rest is up to the people of Ayer Kuning — hopefully, they’ll make the best choice,” she told Sinar Harian.

Bawani is contesting against two other candidates, Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir from Barisan Nasional (BN) and Abd Muhaimin Malek from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

This by-election sees a three-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir; Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Abd Muhaimin Malek; and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) candidate Bawani KS.

The Ayer Kuning by-election was called following the death of incumbent Ishsam Shahruddin on February 22.