PUTRAJAYA — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a by-election for the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat within 60 days from today, said EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun.
He said an official notification will be sent to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.
The EC has been informed that the seat has fallen vacant after the Election Court declared the election null and void, and there was no appeal against the court decision up to the end of the period yesterday, he said in a statement.
Azhar Azizan said the EC will hold a special meeting to set the date for the by-election.
In the 14th general election on May 9, MIC Youth chief Datuk C. Sivarraajh won the seat for the Barisan Nasional with a majority of 597 votes in a five-cornered contest.
Sivarraajh obtained 10,307 votes to beat M. Manogaran of DAP who managed 9,710 votes; Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud of PAS (3,587 votes); Mohd Tahir Kassim of Berjasa (81) and B. Suresh Kumar of PSM (680).
Manogaran, 59, filed an election petition on June 4 seeking to declare the election null and void over alleged bribery and the Election Court nullified the election on Nov 30 and ordered a by-election to be held.
Sivarraajh did not appeal against the court decision nullifying his victory.
— BERNAMA
