EC sets March 23 for Kajang by-election date

The Election Commision (EC) on Wednesday announced March 11 and 23 as the nomination and polling days respectively for the Kajang by-election in Selangor.

Advance voting for police and military personnel meanwhile has been set on March 19.

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof said the constituency had 39,208 registered voters with 637 election workers appointed to handle the election process.

"It is estimated that the cost of holding the Kajang by-election will be RM1.6 million," he told a news conference after chairing a meeting to determine the dates.

Abdul Aziz said the EC had also agreed to nominate a Returning Officer and three Assistant Returning Officers to oversee the by-election.

He added the type and method of indelible ink used in Kajang would be the same as that used in the Kuala Besut and Sungai Limau by-elections.

The writ of election will be issued on Feb 5 while the election notice will be issued on Feb. 6.

The by-election has been necessitated after its assemblyman PKR’s Lee Chin Cheh resigned last month saying it was in the best interest for the party and the people of Selangor.

It has named Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the candidate for the Kajang by-election.