The Election Commission (EC) will announce on Friday the nomination and polling dates for a by-election in the Tenang state constituency in Johor, EC Secretary Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria said today.  

 

azlan He said the EC received notice on the vacancy of the seat from the speaker of the Johor state legislative assembly last Friday.  

"The EC will hold a special meeting to discuss the Tenang by-election on Dec 24 at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya," he said in a statement.

Sulaiman Taha, the assemblyman for Tenang, which is located in the Labis parliamentary constituency, died on Dec 17 from complications arising from diabetes.

Sulaiman had defended the seat in the last general election, in 2008, by beating PAS candidate Mohd Saim Siran with a majority of 2,492 votes.  

- Bernama