What is expected to be a close contest for the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat by-election will kick off today as candidates submit their nomination papers and officialy commence the campaigning period.

After a lengthy deliberation, DAP, in what has been termed as a bold move, decided to field 27-year-old lawyer and Lim Kit Siang's former political secretary, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud for the by-election.