PUTRAJAYA: Election Commission (EC) said yesterday it is not necessary to require election candidates to undergo a medical examination.
EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun said no one could foretell death and that even people who seemed healthy had died.
He was asked about the need for the medical examination as many of the six by-elections held since the 14th General Election last May were due to the deaths of the elected representatives.
Azhar also said that making medical examination a condition would require an amendment to the Federal Constitution.
He had earlier announced the dates for the Semenyih state by-election after chairing a meeting on the matter.
Nomination for the Semenyih state by-election is on Feb 16 and polling on March 2.
It is the sixth by-election, coming after the Sungai Kandis (state) on Aug 4, Balakong (state) and Seri Setia (state) on Sept 8, Port Dickson (parliamentary) on Oct 13 and Cameron Highlands (parliamentary) on Jan 26.– Bernama
