KUALA KUBU BAHARU, April 13 — The Pakatan Harapan’s (Harapan) candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election is still being discussed, said DAP national deputy chairman Gobind Singh Deo.
Gobind, who is also Selangor DAP chairman, said his party has received many potential names to represent Harapan as its candidate for the by-election, and that a list of names is currently being considered.
“Discussions with Selangor Harapan have been held and the candidate decided will be brought to the central level, where a committee consisting of five leaders will make a decision.
“We hope to finalise the candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election soon and the matter will be announced before the nomination day,” he told Bernama after the Vaisakhi Day prayer ceremony at Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Land Camp Site here.
Regarding his visit to Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Land Camp Site in conjunction with Vaisakhi Day, Gobind, who is also the digital minister, said in addition to celebrating the beginning of the harvest season according to the calendar of the Punjabi and Sikh community, it was also to mingle with the people in the area.
On April 4, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the nomination of candidates and early voting for the by-election will be held on April 27 (Saturday) and May 7 (Tuesday) respectively.
The Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat fell vacant following the death of its incumbent Lee Kee Hiong on March 21.
Lee, 58, who had been the Kuala Kubu Baharu assemblyman under the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency since 2013, died after battling cancer in the past few years.
The poll is the seventh by-election to be held after the 15th general election in 2022.
The electoral roll for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election has 40,226 people consisting of 39,362 regular voters, 625 policemen, 238 armed forces personnel and spouses and one overseas absentee voter.
— Bernama
