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PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission will meet on July 23 to fix the dates for the by-election to be held for the Slim state constituency in Perak.
EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said the by-election for the constituency was necessary to fill in the vacancy as per Article XXXVI of the Perak Constitution. "The meeting is to be chaired by deputy chairman Dr Azmi Shahrom and is to decide on matters pertaining to the by-election, including nomination and polling dates.Ikmalrudin also said the EC had received notification from Perak assembly speaker Datuk Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid on the vacancy of the seat.
The Slim state seat is vacant following the death of its four-term assemblyman Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, who died from a heart attack on July 15. He was reported to have collapsed while playing golf at the Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort and was rushed to Bentong Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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