TELUK INTAN, May 19 – The nomination process for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election began at 9 am at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Perak, Jalan Changkat Jong here today.
Returning officer Datuk Ibrahim Ahmad will make an official announcement on the eligible candidates for the by-election after the process closes at 10 am.
The by-election is being held following the death of incumbent member of parliament Seah Leong Peng of the DAP on May 1. Seah, 48, succumbed to cancer.
A total of 60,349 registered voters consisting of 59,927 ordinary voters, 410 early voters and 12 overseas absentee voters are eligible to vote in the by-election.
The early voting will be held on May 27 while the polling day is on May 31.
– BERNAMA
