THE Election Commission (EC) has set polling day for the upcoming Johor polls on March 12.

EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said candidate nomination is slated for February 26, while early voting will be held on March 8.

However, he did not announce the Covid-19 prevention guideline to be observed at the polls.

The state elections are called after the state government requested for the state assembly to be dissolved, with the consent of Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

Johor has 56 seats in its assembly, but the Kempas seat remains vacant following the death of its assemblyman, Osman Sapian, last year.

Osman’s death leaves the Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional-led government with a slim one-seat majority over Pakatan Harapan.

Before its dissolution, the assembly was made up of Barisan Nasional (16 seats), Perikatan Nasional (12) and Pakatan Harapan (27). – February 9, 2022.