PETALING JAYA – The Jepak state by-election in Sarawak will see a three-cornered fight between Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Aspirasi and Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK).
Election Commission (EC) returning officer Abang Zainuddin Abang Turkey announced that nomination papers were accepted from Iskandar Turkee, 54, from GPS; Aspirasi’s Chieng Lea Phing, 65, and PBK’s Stevenson Joseph Sumbang, 42.
The by-election is being held following the death of six-term assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilp on September 15 at 72 due to health complications.
Talib, a former state minister for integrity and ombudsman, won the Jepak seat in the 2021 state election with a majority of 4,243 votes.
The EC has fixed November 4 for polling.
Jepak has 22,804 voters based on the electoral roll as of September 15. – The Vibes, October 21, 2023
