“We are very careful in this campaign,” he said at a press conference, adding that the opposition’s machinery would not step into any eatery.

“I am very cautious because our opponent, if dissatisfied, will file petitions,” he said, referring to Barisan Nasional.

“That’s why we tend to avoid going to places that can be questioned.”

Samsuri said this when asked why their rivals were friendlier on the campaign trail compared to PN.

The by-election was called after an election court annulled the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 15th general election last year.

The election court held that the distribution of government aid to voters during the campaign period constituted election bribery.

The Kemaman by-election will take place on Dec 2 with early voting set for Nov 28. According to the Election Commission, there are 141,790 voters in the parliamentary constituency.

Separately, Samsuri, who is also the Terengganu menteri besar, said that if he were to be elected as the MP for Kemaman, it would not impact his performance as menteri besar.

“The capabilities of the four assemblymen under the Kemaman (parliamentary constituency) can be very helpful for its MP.”