Election Commission (EC) chief Mohd Hashim Abdullah may be forced to use existing electoral boundaries for the next general election instead of those proposed in the March 8 redelineation exercise.

This is in light of the ongoing court cases that have been brought against its redelineation exercises in both Selangor and Malacca.

In an interview with Oriental Daily, Hashim admitted these court cases had affected the progress of the redelineation exercise proposal by the EC.

As such, he could not confirm if the redelineation exercise would be completed before the next general election, which will be held at the latest by August 2018...