Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed that the notice on the vacancy of the Ayer Kuning state seat has been sent to the Election Commission (EC).

“The speaker (Zahir Abdul Khalid) officially sent the letter (notice) to the EC yesterday,” he told reporters after visiting the relatives of the Ayer Kuning assemblyperson, the late Ishsam Shahruddin, who passed away last Saturday.