The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting for the Mahkota state constituency by-election on Aug 13 to discuss its implementation.

EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said that this follows the EC receiving official notification from Johor legislative speaker Mohd Puad Zarkashi on the extraordinary vacancy of the Mahkota seat after the death of its incumbent Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on Aug 2.