CHINI POLLS | The Chini by-election will see a three-cornered contest involving BN's Mohd Sharim Md Zain, 41, against two independents.

Returning officer Zaliza Zulkipli announced Sharim's candidacy alongside that of former Pekan Bersatu deputy chief Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin and blogger Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli at the end of nominations this morning.