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Enough of the racist and corrupt Umno and all expired racist bigoted politicians
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28, 2026: Yesterday’s Nomination Day for the Johor polls on July 11 revealed how devastating the results can be for the racial and religious bigoted politicians and their parties if Johoreans unite and vote them out for multi-racial Malaysians and Malaysia.
Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) have each fielded 56 candidates, Perikatan Nasional (PN) 33, Bersama 15, Muda four, one each from Parti Orang Asli Malaysia (Asli) and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), and six independent candidates
Staunch Reformist Rafizi Ramli’s Bersama, Muda, Asli and PSM make up about 20 of the 56 seats up for grabs in the state polls.
Imagine what it will do for multi-racial Malaysians socio-economically if Johoreans can unite and vote for all the 20 - signalling a politically death blow to the racists, especially to the corrupt and racist Umno who have governed Malaysia for more than six decades and helping themselves to the “loot”.
With 20 “new faces/non-racial parties” and the remaining DAP, PKR and Amanah elected representatives, the Umno-led BN will be politically buried in Johor, and hopefully in the next general election (GE).
For Malaysians going to the polls, especially Johoreans, think really hard and carefully when you cast your ballots on July 11.
How can one continue to support a corrupt and racial party like Umno that has plundered Malaysia’s wealth for six decades?
And caretaker Umno Johor Mentri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi have also insulted voters with his arrogance that BN-Umno would govern Johor alone should it win enough seats in the polls!
The racist Hafiz has taken the supporters of Johoreans for granted, without even realising Umno is no more the political force it was when it was given the mandate to govern Malaysia for some six decades since Merdeka (Independence) 1957.
In GE15, multi-racial Malaysians who treasure national unity and harmony dumped Umno which was left with only 26 MPs in the 222-seat Parliament. Come GE16, they must be totally wiped out from Parliament and the corrupt brought to face justice, just like the disgraced and shameless former Umno president and prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak, former Umno strongman Isa Samad and many others.
The above images truly reflects what Umno is all about in governance and politics - bukan demi rakyat dan negara (not for people and country).
Isn’t it time to free yourself from the clutches of the corrupt and racist BN-Umno governance and all other expired racist politicians and their racist political parties?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports on yesterday’s Johore polls nominations:
Full list of candidates vying for Johor’s 56 state seats
‘Ainin Wan Salleh and Dineskumar Ragu
Early voting will be held on July 7, while polling day is July 11.
Among the prominent names in the fray are Johor BN chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi, and former health minister Dr Adham Baba, former education minister Maszlee Malik, ex-menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal, and Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat.
PETALING JAYA: The 16th Johor state election on July 11 will feature 172 candidates vying for 56 seats, down from 239 candidates in the 2022 state polls.
Among the prominent names in the fray are Johor Barisan Nasional chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi, who will defend Machap, former health minister Dr Adham Baba, who will contest Pasir Raja, and ex-education minister Maszlee Malik, who will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat for Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Meanwhile, ex-Johor menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal is defending Bukit Kepong and Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat is contesting the Larkin state seat.
Early voting will be held on July 7, while polling day is on July 11.
Below is the full list of candidates who will be contesting in the state polls.
N1. Buloh Kasap
1. PH – Rozy Razit
2. BN – Zahari Sarip
2022 state polls winner: Zahari Sarip (BN) – 8,956 votes (5,377 majority)
N2. Jementah
1. PH – Ng Kor Sim
2. BN – See Ann Giap
3. PN – Saifullah Abdul Wahab
2022 state polls winner: Ng Kor Sim (PH) – 8,877 votes (714 majority)
N3. Pemanis
1. PH – Jalex Lee
2. BN – Anuar Abdul Manap
3. PN – Dr A Ariventharan
2022 state polls winner: Anuar Abdul Manap (BN) – 8,678 votes (4,187 majority)
N4. Kemelah
1. PH – Afif Abdul Hamid
2. BN – K Raven Kumar
3. PN – Uzzair Ismail
2022 state polls winner: N Saraswati (BN) – 7,518 votes (1,611 majority)
N5. Tenang
1. PH – Elia Nadira Sabudin
2. BN – Azahar Ibrahim
3. PN – Normala Sudirman
4. Independent – Siti Aisyah Zobir
2022 state polls winner: Haslinda Salleh (BN) – 5,380 votes (1,736 majority)
N6. Bekok
1. PH – Tay Yok Jiuen
2. BN – Tan Chong
2022 state polls winner: Tan Chong (BN) – 7,036 votes (3,569 majority)
N7. Bukit Kepong
1. PH – C Subramani
2. BN – Ahmad Syar’e Yusof
3. PN – Dr Sahruddin Jamal
2022 state polls winner: Dr Sahruddin Jamal (PN) – 9,873 votes (710 majority)
Kempen& Pilihanraya
N8. Bukit Pasir
1. PH – Najib Lep
2. BN – Fazli Salleh
3. PN – Idzhar Nasirruddin
2022 state polls winner: Fazli Salleh (BN) – 6,048 votes (198 majority)
N9. Gambir
1. PH – Nor Yusof
2. BN – Sahrihan Jani
3. PN – Suraya Sulaiman
2022 state polls winner: Sahrihan Jani (BN) – 7,960 votes (3,146 majority)
N10. Tangkak
1. PH – Ee Chin Li
2. BN – Haw Chin Teck
2022 state polls winner: Ee Chin Li (PH) – 8,105 votes (372 majority)
N11. Serom
1. PH – Ahmad Nazari Abdul Hamid
2. BN – Nadhirah Afiqah Abdull Rahim
3. PN – Mahfidz Omar
2022 state polls winner: Khairin-Nisa Ismail (BN) – 8,507 votes (699 majority)
N12. Bentayan
1. PH – Ng Yak Howe
2. BN – Chua Lee Huat
2022 state polls winner: Ng Yak Howe (PH) – 10,973 votes (7,476 majority)
N13. Simpang Jeram
1. Muda – Ainie Haziqah Shafii
2. PH – Nazri Abdul Rahman
3. BN – Azman Ismail
4. PN – Arshed Yahya @Awang
2022 state polls winner: Salahuddin Ayub (PH) – 8,749 votes (2,399 majority)
2023 by-election winner: Nazri Abdul Rahman (PH) – 13,844 votes (3,514 majority)
N14. Bukit Naning
1. PH – Ysahrudin Kusni
2. BN – Ghazali Sabari
3. PN – Radzi Amin
4. Bersama – Iskandar Alias
5. Independent – Jeghanaathan
2022 state polls winner: Fuad Tukirin (BN) – 5,437 votes (1,535 majority)
N15. Maharani
1. Muda – Amir Jack
2. PH – Taqiuddin Cheman
3. BN – Ashari Md Sarip
4. PN – Anuar Hayan
2022 state polls winner: Abdul Aziz Talib (PN) – 7,559 votes (1,037 majority)
Kempen& Pilihanraya
N16. Sungai Balang
1. PH – Soraya Badaruddin
2. BN – Selamat Takim
3. PN – Amin Sailan
2022 state polls winner: Selamat Takim (BN) – 8,294 votes (2,293 majority)
N17. Semerah
1. PH – Khuzzan Abu Bakar
2. BN – Fared Khalid
3. PN – Halim Kepol
2022 state polls winner: Fared Khalid (BN) – 12,542 votes (4,041 majority)
N18. Sri Medan
1. PH – Hishamuddin Ishak
2. BN – Zulkurnain Kamisan
3. PN – Rosdi Bahari
2022 state polls winner: Zulkurnain Kamisan (BN) – 13,165 votes (6,274 majority)
N19. Yong Peng
1. PH – Yong Hui Yi
2. BN – Ling Tian Soon
2022 state polls winner: Ling Tian Soon (BN) – 9,870 votes (2,741 majority)
N20. Semarang
1. PH – Ramli Abd Hamid
2. BN – Samsolbari Jamali
3. PN – Syafiq Aziz
2022 state polls winner: Samsolbari Jamali (BN) – 11,122 votes (5,846 majority)
N21. Parit Yaani
1. PH – Ezam Taslim
2. BN – Najib Samuri
2022 state polls winner: Najib Samuri (BN) – 9,070 votes (294 majority)
N22. Parit Raja
1. PH – Shazwan Zdanial
2. BN – Rashidah Ramli
3. PN – Maliki Rapiee
2022 state polls winner: Rashidah Ramli (BN) – 10,634 votes (4,219 majority)
N23. Penggaram
1. PH – Poh Rui Ling
2. BN – Boo Chin Liong
2022 state polls winner: Gan Peck Cheng (PH) – 18,208 votes (9,956 majority)
N24. Senggarang
1. PH – Onn Abu Bakar
2. BN – Yusla Ismail
3. PN – Rashid Hasnon
2022 state polls winner: Yusla Ismail (BN) – 9,725 votes (3,912 majority)
N25. Rengit
1. PH – Yazid Bakri
2. BN – Zaidi Japar
3. PN – Syed Mohamad Syed Alwi
2022 state polls winner: Puad Zarkashi (BN) – 7,903 votes (1,920 majority)
N26. Machap
1. PH – Hafiz Roslan
2. BN – Onn Hafiz Ghazi
2022 state polls winner: Onn Hafiz Ghazi (BN) – 11,029 votes (6,543 majority)
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N27. Layang-Layang
1. PH – Guna Balakrishnan
2. BN – Chua Jian Boon
3. PN – Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim
2022 state polls winner: Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim (BN) – 7,551 votes (2,815 majority)
N28. Mengkibol
1. PH – Chu Poh Yee
2. BN – Yap Zhi Peng
2022 state polls winner: Chew Chong Sin (PH) – 19,813 votes (10,107 majority)
N29. Mahkota
1. PH – Ahmad Zuhan Zain
2. BN – Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah
3. Bersama – Abdul Hamid Ali
2022 state polls winner: Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain (BN) – 16,611 votes (5,166 majority)
2024 by-election winner: Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (BN) – 27,995 (20,648 majority)
N30. Paloh
1. PH – Ruben Arumungum
2. BN – Lee Ting Han
3. PN – DS Jeevakumar
4. Independent – G Kamaleswaren
2022 state polls winner: Lee Ting Han (BN) – 8,077 votes (3,176 majority)
N31. Kahang
1. PH – Sabri Kadir
2. BN – V Rugendran
3. PN – Mazlan Bujang
2022 state polls winner: R Vidyananthan (BN) – 10,486 votes (6,698 majority)
N32. Endau
1. PH – Saiful Nizam Samat
2. BN – Alwiyah Talib
3. PN – Hasnul Hakimi Hussien
4. Parti Orang Asli Malaysia – Jati Awang
2022 state polls winner: Alwiyah Talib (PN) – 8,433 votes (3,041 majority)
Note: Alwiyah quit Bersatu recently and rejoined Umno.
Kempen& Pilihanraya
N33. Tenggaroh
1. PH – Yusof Dawam
2. BN – Youzaimi Yusof
3. PN – Amerul Muhamad
2022 state polls winner: K Raven Kumar (BN) – 10,528 votes (1,356 majority)
N34. Panti
1. PH – Daniel Sharudin
2. BN – Naqib Ghazali
3. PN – Alias Rasman
2022 state polls winner: Hahasrin Hashim (BN) – 12,599 votes (5,854 majority)
N35. Pasir Raja
1. PH – Fakharuddin Moslim
2. BN – Dr Adham Baba
3. PN – Yuhanita Yunan
2022 state polls winner: Rashidah Ismail (BN) – 9,381 votes (4,888 majority)
N36. Sedili
1. PH – Amirul Huzni Onn
2. BN – Muszaide Makmor
3. PN – Rasman Ithnain
2022 state polls winner: Muszaide Makmor (BN) – 12,063 votes (5,679 majority)
N37. Johor Lama
1. PH – Danish Rahman
2. BN – Norlizah Noh
3. PN – Aisah Esa
2022 state polls winner: Norlizah Noh (BN) – 12,171 votes (6,039 majority)
N38. Penawar
1. PH – Sawaludin Salleh
2. BN – Fauziah Misri
3. PN – Fairulnizar Rahmat
2022 state polls winner: Fauziah Misri (BN) – 12,409 votes (7,505 majority)
N39. Tanjung Surat
1. PH – Faizul Abdul Ghani
2. BN – Aznan Tamin
2022 state polls winner: Aznan Tamin (BN) – 9,850 votes (5,903 majority)
N40. Tiram
1. PH – Nor Zulaila Abd Ghani
2. BN – Abdul Halim Suleiman
3. PN – Khirul Muntanazar Ismail
4. Bersama – Harith Fakhrudin Abdul Malik
2022 state polls winner: Azizul Bachok (BN) – 22,939 votes (5,281 majority)
N41. Puteri Wangsa
1. Muda – Rashifa Aljuneid
2. PH – Maszlee Malik
3. BN – Teow Chia Ling
4. Bersama – Nicholas Paul Vincent
5. Independent – Wang Wee Siong
2022 state polls winner: Amira Aisya Abd Aziz (Muda) – 22,884 votes (7,114 majority)
N42. Johor Jaya
1. PH – Lee Wern Ying
2. BN – Chan San San
3. Bersama – Lau Yi Leong
4. Independent – HP Lim
2022 state polls winner: Liow Cai Tung (PH) – 19,782 votes (1,922 majority)
N43. Permas
1. PH – Teo Siew Hui
2. BN – Baharudin Taib
3. PN – T Vela
4. Bersama – Dr Zamil Najwah
2022 state polls winner: Baharudin Taib (BN) – 23,492 votes (7,926 majority)
N44. Larkin
1. PH – Suhaizan Kaiat
2. BN – Hairi Mad Shah
3. Bersama – Norsinah Abu
2022 state polls winner: Hairi Mad Shah (BN) – 16,053 votes (6,178 majority)
N45. Stulang
1. PH – Andrew Chen
2. BN – Bong Seng Heng
3. PN – Lim Chin Eng
4. Bersama – Stanley Tan
2022 state polls winner: Andrew Chen (PH) – 12,499 votes (2,866 majority)
N46. Perling
1. PH – Tee Boon Tsong
2. BN – Pannir Selvam
3. Bersama – Boo Wei Han
2022 state polls winner: Liew Chin Tong (PH) – 18,628 votes (3,347 majority)
N47. Kempas
1. PH – Faezuddin Puad
2. BN – Ramlee Bohani
3. Bersama – Salamahafifi Yusnaieny
2022 state polls winner: Ramlee Bohani (BN) – 11,919 votes (3,514 majority)
N48. Skudai
1. PH – Kartiyaini Jeyapalan
2. BN – Tan Hiang Kee
3. PSM – Amir Syafiq Ameer Soekre
4. Bersama – Eugene Chua
2022 state polls winner: Marina Ibrahim (PH) – 26,359 votes (13,943 majority)
N49. Kota Iskandar
1. PH – Dzulkefly Ahmad
2. BN – Pandak Ahmad
3. PN – SS Anna Pravina
4. Bersama – Sahrudin Omar
2022 state polls winner: Pandak Ahmad (BN) – 23,133 votes (4,360 majority)
N50. Bukit Permai
1. PH – Shafwan Ani
2. BN – Jafni Shukor
3. PN – M Lina Manoh
4. Bersama – Aidil Riduan Yusof
2022 state polls winner: Jafni Shukor (BN) – 10,889 votes (4,755 majority)
N51. Bukit Batu
1. PH – Arthur Chiong
2. Muda – Premanand Maniam
3. BN – R Kumaran
4. Bersama – G Tamili
5. Independent – Kamaruzaman Ali
2022 state polls winner: Arthur Chiong (PH) – 9,439 votes (137 majority)
N52. Senai
1. PH – Wong Bor Yang
2. BN – Tai Chee Chee
3. Bersama – Tew Chian How
2022 state polls winner: Wong Bor Yang (PH) – 16,525 votes (5,921 majority)
N53. Benut
1. PH – Abdul Razak Ismail
2. BN – Sumali Reduan
2022 state polls winner: Hasni Mohammad (BN) – 10,896 votes (5,859 majority)
N54. Pulai Sebatang
1. PH – Haniff Hosman
2. BN – Hasrunizah Hassan
2022 state polls winner: Hasrunizah Hassan (BN) – 12,473 votes (6,325 majority)
N55. Pekan Nanas
1. PH – Yeo Tun Siong
2. BN – Tan Eng Meng
2022 state polls winner: Tan Eng Meng (BN) – 11,024 votes (4,835 majority)
N56. Kukup
1. PH – Cheah Chee Hong
2. BN – Israk Abdullah
2022 state polls winner: Jefridin Atan (BN) – 11,640 votes (8,201 majority)
Malaysia
Johor polls: 172 candidates to contest; youngest is 23, oldest 73
Today's nomination process featured 14 two-way clashes, 27 three-way contests, 12 four-way contests and three five-way fights, making it a tight campaign ahead of polling day on July 11.
Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 27 Jun 2026 3:14PM
All nomination papers submitted at 56 nomination centres across the state were accepted, without any being rejected. - June 27, 2026
CANDIDATES aged between 30 and 49 years old formed the largest group contesting in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN), reflecting the increasing participation of this generation in the state's political arena.
Election Commission (EC) Chairman, Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun, out of the 172 candidates confirmed to be contesting, 88 were between the ages of 30 and 49.
He said today's nomination process featured 14 two-way clashes, 27 three-way contests, 12 four-way contests and three five-way fights, making it a tight campaign ahead of polling day on July 11.
“All nomination papers submitted at 56 nomination centres across the state were accepted, without any being rejected.
“They consist of 56 from Barisan Nasional (BN) and PH, 33 from Perikatan Nasional (PN), BERSAMA (15), MUDA (4), one each from Parti Orang Asli Malaysia (Asli) and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), and six independent candidates,” he said.
Ramlan said male candidates continued to dominate the competition, with 138 men and 34 women contesting this election.
The youngest candidate is PH representative Danish Hossman Abd Rahman, 23, who contested in the Johor Lama state assembly, while the oldest candidate is Lim Chin Eng, 73, who contested in the Stulang state assembly under the PN ticket.
As for voters, he said the EC's registered voter statistics show that the 30 to 39-year-old group of voters is the largest segment in this Johor PRN, with 587,888 people.
This number is followed by voters aged 21 to 29 years old with 544,657 people, 40 to 49 years old (492,922), 50 to 59 years old (393,780) and 60 to 69 years old (308,313).
In addition, a total of 165,386 voters aged 18 to 20 years old will vote for the first time, while the smallest group of voters is recorded in the age range of 80 to 99 years old. – June 27, 2026
BN and PH go head-to-head in 14 Johor seats
Bernama
There will be five-cornered contests in three seats, four-way contests in 12 seats, and three-cornered fights in 27 seats.
Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan are both contesting all 56 Johor state assembly seats.
JOHOR BAHRU: Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan will face each other in 14 of the 56 state assembly seats to be contested in the Johor election next week.
There will be five-cornered contests in three seats, four-way contests in 12 seats, and three-cornered fights in 27 seats.
The head-to-head contests between BN and PH will include:
· Machap, where state BN chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi, seeking re-election, is challenged by Nur Hafiz Roslan from PH;
· Benut, where BN newcomer Sumali Reduan will square off against Abdul Razak Ismail of PH;
· Buloh Kasap, where Zahari Sarip of BN, seeking re-election, is challenged by Noraziah Mohd Razit of PH;
· Bentayan, where Chua Lee Huat (BN) and Ng Yak Howe (PH) will battle it out.
Other state seats with head-to-head contests are Bekok, Tangkak, Yong Peng, Parit Yaani, Penggaram, Mengkibol, Tanjung Surat, Pulai Sebatang, Pekan Nanas, and Kukup.
Five-cornered contests will take place in:
· Puteri Wangsa, between Maszlee Malik (PH), Teow Chia Ling (BN), Sharifah Rashifa Syed Abdul Rashid Aljunied (Muda), Nicholas Paul Vincent (Bersama), and Wang Wee Siong (independent);
· Bukit Naning, between Ghazali Sabari@Atan (BN), Md Ysahrudin Kusni (PH), Mohd Radzi Amin (PN), Iskandar Md Alias (Bersama ), and Jeganathan Subramaniam (independent);
· Bukit Batu, between Kumaran Rama Krishnan (BN), Chiong Sen Sern (PH), Tamili Gopalakrishnan (Bersama), Premanand Maniam@Supramaniam (Muda), and Kamaruzaman Ali (independent).
There will be four-cornered contests in 12 seats: Tenang, Simpang Jeram, Maharani, Paloh, Endau, Tiram, Johor Jaya, Permas, Stulang, Skudai, Kota Iskandar, and Bukit Permai.
Three-cornered fights will occur in 27 seats: Jementah, Pemanis, Kemelah, Bukit Kepong, Bukit Pasir, Gambir, Serom, Sungai Balang, Semerah, Sri Medan, Semarang, Parit Raja, Senggarang, Rengit, Layang-Layang, Mahkota, Kahang, Tenggaroh, Panti, Pasir Raja, Sedili, Johor Lama, Penawar, Larkin, Perling, Kempas, and Senai.
BN and PH are each fielding 56 candidates, PN (33), Bersama (15), Muda (four), Parti Orang Asli Malaysia (Asli) and Parti Sosialis Malaysia one candidate each, and six independents.
In the previous state assembly, BN held 40 seats, PH 12, Perikatan Nasional 3 and Muda 1.
Polling will take place on July 11, with early voting set for July 7.
Johor polls draws young (at 23 years) and old (at 73)
Bernama
Danish Hossman Abd Rahman of PH is the youngest candidate in the Johor polls, with PN's Lim Chin Eng @ Roland Lim the oldest.
Danish Hossman Abd Rahman and Lim Chin Eng @ Roland Lim span the age spectrum in the Johor polls.
BATU PAHAT: At the age of just 23, Danish Hossman Abd Rahman is making history as the youngest candidate to contest for a state assembly seat in Johor.
Danish, from Pakatan Harapan, faces a three-cornered fight in the Johor Lama seat, against Norlizah Noh of Barisan Nasional, who is seeking re-election, and Aisah Esa of Perikatan Nasional.
Norlizah won the seat in 2022 with a 6,039-vote majority in a four-cornered contest against candidates from PN, PKR and Pejuang.
The youngest candidates in the 2022 elections were Airel Zabridin of Pejuang in Tangkak and Kelly Chye (BN) in Mengkibol; both were aged 26.
At the other end of the age spectrum is PN’s Lim Chin Eng @ Roland Lim, 73, the oldest candidate in the current election.
Lim will contest the Stulang seat in a four-cornered fight against Andrew Chen of PH, BN’s Bong Seng Heng and Parti Bersama Malaysia’s Stanley Tan. Chen won the seat in 2022 with a 2,866-vote majority.
In 2022, the oldest candidate was PN’s Tosrin Jarvanthi, then aged 71.
Women account for 34 of the 172 candidates contesting the election, with PH fielding the highest number of female candidates at 12. By comparison, 37 of the 239 candidates in the previous election were women.
Polling takes place on July 11, with early voting set for July 7.
Heavyweights and newcomers feature in key Johor polls battles
Bernama
Key seats to watch are those involving former ministers Maszlee Malik and Dr Adham Baba, former menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal, as well as Amanah's first Chinese candidate and Party Orang Asli Malaysia's Johor debut.
(From left) Former ministers Maszlee Malik and Dr Adham Baba, former menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal and newcomers Sharon Teo and Jati Awang are among the candidates.
JOHOR BAHRU: Several high-profile contests are set to dominate the campaign for the Johor state assembly election, with heavyweight politicians, former ministers and closely watched constituencies expected to shape the outcome when voters head to the polls on July 11.
Topping the list is Machap, where Onn Hafiz Ghazi, head of Johor Barisan Nasional, faces a straight fight against lawyer Nur Hafiz Roslan of Pakatan Harapan.
The contest is widely seen as a referendum on Onn Hafiz’s leadership after four years as menteri besar of Johor.
Another key battleground is Puteri Wangsa, a high-powered five-cornered contest where former education minister Maszlee Malik of PH faces BN’s Teow Chia Ling, Nicholas Paul Vincent of Parti Bersama Malaysia, Rashifa Al Junied of Muda and independent candidate Wang Wee Siong.
Puteri Wangsa, with more than 128,000 registered voters, is among Johor’s largest constituencies and is expected to be one of the fiercest contests in the election.
In the north of the state, Bukit Kepong is shaping up as another key battleground, with former Johor menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal carrying Perikatan Nasional’s challenge against Ahmad Syar’e Yusof (BN) and C Subramani (PH).
A four-cornered contest in Permas will also be closely watched after Amanah fielded Sharon Teo as its first Chinese candidate against BN’s Baharudin Mohamed Taib, PN’s T Vela and Bersama’s Dr Zamil Najwah Arbain.
Attention will also be on Pasir Raja, where former health minister Dr Adham Baba returns to the state political arena after an eight-year absence. Representing BN, he faces PH’s Mohd Fakharuddin Moslim and PN’s Yuhanita Yunan in a three-cornered contest.
Urban voters will be watching Larkin, where BN’s Hairi Mad Shah seeks re-election; his challengers are Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat of PH, with Bersama’s Norsinah Abu adding another dimension to the contest.
Endau will make electoral history as the site of Parti Orang Asli Malaysia’s election debut. The party has fielded Jati Awang against BN’s Alwiyah Talib, PH’s Saiful Nizam Samat and PN’s Hasnul Hakimi Hussien in a four-cornered fight.
Political observer Mazlan Ali of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia said several marginal seats which were narrowly won by BN in the 2022 election, including Bukit Pasir and Parit Yaani, could ultimately determine whether the coalition retains its two-thirds majority or the opposition makes significant gains.
Polling will take place on July 11, with early voting set for July 7.
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