He said the candidate for the seat will be announced two to three days before nomination day on Sept 23.

The by-election was triggered by the death of its assemblyman, Umno’s Johari Harun.

Johari, 53, was among the 10 who died in a plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam in Selangor on Aug 17.

According to a Bernama report, Wan Rosdy said the party will not take the by-election lightly even though the seat has been a BN stronghold for decades.

“In any situation, we have and will continue to work hard. We can’t take it for granted,” he said after an event in Kuantan.

The Pelangai by-election will be held on Oct 7, with early voting set for Oct 3.

In GE15, Johari won the Pelangai seat with a 4,048-vote majority in a four-cornered contest against Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Pejuang candidates.