KUALA KUBU BAHARU: The Home Ministry has given its assurance that security during polling day for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election will be at the highest level.

Its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a number of policemen have been mobilised to control the progress of the process, the number of which would not be disclosed to the public.

He said that a discussion on the coordination of security aspects during voting day and the campaigning period was held with Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, yesterday afternoon.

"The police force has been deployed with a sufficient and reasonable number, which cannot be disclosed.

"We also found that the number of complaints throughout the campaigning period which has entered the second phase is few. If there is any, there was one case related to the signage using combined Umno and DAP logos.

"There are no other reports which are considered alarming. Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh also mentioned that there were only one or two complaints and this is the result of continuous monitoring," he said when met here last night.

The by-election taking place on May 11 will see a four-corner fight against Pakatan Harapan's Pang Sock Tao, Perikatan Nasional's Khairul Azhari Saut, Parti Rakyat Malaysia's Hafizah Zainuddin, and independent candidate Nyau Ke Xin.

The by-election was triggered by the passing of its three-term assemblyman from DAP, Lee Kee Hiong, from cancer.

In the Selangor state election last year, Lee helped DAP, a component party of PH, to retain Kuala Kubu Baharu after she polled a majority of 4,119 votes in a four-cornered fight at the state seat.

Kuala Kubu Baharu is a mixed seat, with Malays comprising 50 per cent of the electorate, followed by Chinese (30 per cent) and Indians (18 per cent).

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