Damansara Utama state assemblyperson Yeo Bee Yin may hail from Segamat, but the first-term DAP assemblyperson could not help but choke back tears as she announced her decision to contest in Johor.

"I would like to announce to the residents of Damansara Utama, my voters, that I've decided to accept the party's suggestion to move out from the constituency and move out to Johor to contest there," she told some 1,000 people present at her book launch "Reimagining Malaysia" tonight.

She said that Petaling Jaya Utara lawmaker Tony Pua had told her to say her goodbyes in person.

"I said I want to (do it via) video because I know I can't hold back my tears...