THE Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting today to decide on the key dates for the Pelangai state by-election in Pahang.

The meeting at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya will be chaired by its chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh, who will also hold a press conference later.

Among the matters to be discussed are the dates for the issuance of election writ, nomination and polling, the electoral roll to be used and other preparations for the by-election.

On Monday, the EC said it had been officially notified by Pahang assembly speaker Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin about the Pelangai seat vacancy resulting from the death of incumbent Johari Harun on August 17.

Johari, 53, were among 10 people killed when a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, last Thursday.

In the general election last November, Johari, representing Barisan Nasional, won the Pelangai state seat with a 4,048-vote majority, defeating Perikatan Nasional candidate Kasim Samat who received 3,260 votes Ahmed Wafiuddin Shamsuri of Pakatan Harapan (2,031) and Isa Ahmad of Pejuang (65). – Bernama, August 24, 2023.