Carrying a poster bearing his candidate number and pen symbol, former lecturer Norazlanshah Hazali went on a 2km journey astride the horse Bonita, to introduce himself to voters.

“Due to restrictions imposed under the new normal, campaigning on a horse is a good way to convey my message and convince residents to vote for me.

“Because of the pandemic, it is difficult to get close to residents. So, we have to come up with the best means to abide by SOPs set by the National Security Council and the Election Commission,” he told reporters here.

Norazlanshah, 41, who has a PhD in food science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, pledged to resolve issues facing fishermen in Serkam and bring affordable housing development to the area if elected.

Serkam, which has 15,977 registered voters, is the scene of a four-cornered fight involving Norazlanshah, 2018 winner Zaidi Attan of Barisan Nasional, Ahmad Bilal Rahudin of Perikatan Nasional and Muhammad Khomeini Kamal of Pakatan Harapan.

Early voting takes place tomorrow while polling is on Nov 20. The state elections were called following the dissolution of the state assembly on Oct 4 after four assemblymen withdrew support for Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali.