PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has set Nov 4 as polling day for the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat, while nomination is on Oct 26, EC's deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar announced here today. The dates are the same as for the Galas state seat by-election in Kelantan.
The Batu Sapi seat fell vacant following the death of its incumbent member of parliament Edmund Chong Ket Wah, 54, in a road accident along Jalan Sembulan-Tanjung Aru, Sabah on Oct 9.
Chong, the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) treasurer, won the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat at the 2008 general election beating independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing by a majority of 3,708 votes. Chong had garnered 9,479 votes.
Chong's death triggered the 13th by-election for the country since the March 2008 general election.
The seat has 25,582 registered voters, including 1,575 postal votes.
The Galas seat fell vacant following the death of its PAS rep Che Hashim Sulaima on Sept 27. BN/Umno is expected to face PAS in a straight fight here.
Batu Sapi, which will see the nation's 13th by-election since the 2008 general election, is expected to pit BN against PKR.
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