KUALA LUMPUR – The Election Commission has set polling for the Kuala Terengganu by-election to be held simultaneously with the six state polls on August 12.
The commission’s chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh said the nomination and early voting for the parliamentary seat will also be held simultaneously with that of the state polls in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor, and Negri Sembilan, namely on July 29 and August 8, respectively.
He said this at a press conference after chairing a special commission meeting in Putrajaya today.
The meeting was held following the decision of the Terengganu election court on June 27 to nullify the victory of PAS’ Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim in Kuala Terengganu in last year’s general election, after finding that the petitioner, Datuk Mohd Zubir Embong of Barisan Nasional, had succeeded in proving that corruption had taken place with the aim of influencing voters in the election for the seat.
On July 8, PAS decided that it will not appeal against the court’s decision. – Bernama, July 18, 2023
