Polling for the general election will be held on March 8 and nominations on Feb 24, the Election Commission (EC) announced today.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the election would involve 222 parliamentary and 505 state seats in 12 states except for Sarawak which held its state election in 2006.
He said 10,922,139 were eligible to cast their votes based on the electoral roll gazetted on Feb 5.
Abdul Rashid made the announcement at the EC headquarters here at 11.40am.
He said 10,922,139 were eligible to cast their votes based on the electoral roll gazetted on Feb 5.
Abdul Rashid made the announcement at the EC headquarters here at 11.40am.
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