Today, 14,753 Tenang voters will cast their ballots to elect their next assemblyperson. Their choice is between Umno's Mohd Azahar Ibrahim, 39, a former assistant district officer, and PAS' Normala Sudirman, 38, a former remedial teacher.

There are 12 polling districts, each with a polling station. This rural state seat in northern Johor consists of three Felda settlements, five traditional Malay kampong, three Chinese new villages, 25 modern residential areas, one government quarters, four Indian estates and two Orang Asli villages.

Malays make up 47.5 percent of the total voters, followed by Chinese (39 percent), Indians (12 percent) and other races (1.3 percent).

Voting is from 8am to 5pm. The vote counting will be done in each polling station soon after the polls are closed. The ballot boxes will then be transferred to the main tally centre - Labis municipal hall - and the final result announced there. The Election Commission expects the results to be known by 8pm.