GE14 | Eight-term Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw, who was dropped from DAP's line-up yesterday, says he will not contest as an independent candidate in the coming general election.

"No, I will not stand as an independent candidate in Kepong. This is not the way politics should be," Tan said when contacted by Malaysiakini.

Tan also pledged that he will not defect to another party.

Last night, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng announced that Tan will be replaced by incumbent Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng, while incumbent Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh will be fielded in Segambut.

Tan, who is Public Accounts Committee deputy chairperson, said he did not attend last night's event held in Petaling Jaya because he was not invited.

Previously, Tan pledged to defend his seat in Kepong because many people have asked him to do so.

"The supporters and voters want me to do this, so I spoke of it. This is because we have been together for a long time," he added.

However, Tan said he accepted the party's decision to drop him and that he was not saddened by it.

"There's no big deal about it. Politics is full of changes."

Instead of calming his supporters and voters, Tan stated that he will urge them to support Lip Eng.

"It's up to them to decide," he added.

In 2013 general election, Tan retained the seat with a majority of 40,307 votes, beating two challengers, Chandrakumanan Arumugam of MyPPP and independent Yee Poh Ping.

He first contested in Kepong in 1978 under a Pekemas ticket but lost. He made a comeback in 1982 polls under DAP, and has won the seat in every election since then.