Incumbent Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan from DAP will not be defending her seat in the 13th general election due to personal reasons.

fong po kuan and chong chien jen walkout suspended from parliament 061108 04 "I wish to announce that I will not be contesting for any seats in GE13," she said in a statement today adding that she had already informed DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and party chairperson Karpal Singh.

"I will continue to offer my contribution to ensure Pakatan Rakyat takes over Putrajaya," said Fong ( left ), who has held the seat for three terms.

In the 2008 general election, Fong defeated BN candidate Cheah Yoke Can by a 24,627-vote majority.

- Bernama