MCA yet to finalise candidates for Johor polls

 

Hasni Mohammad (left) says MCA needs more time to decide on its lineup, while Ahmad Zahid Hamidi reveals that BN’s candidates will mostly be young and highly qualified.

PETALING JAYA: MCA has yet to finalise its lineup of candidates for the upcoming Johor elections, state Barisan Nasional chairman Hasni Mohammad said in announcing the coalition’s candidates for the polls.

Umno will be contesting 37 seats, MCA 15 and MIC four.

Hasni, BN’s menteri besar candidate, said MCA wanted to ensure that its candidates would be able to fulfil the coalition’s goals in the elections, though Umno and MIC had already finalised their lineups.

Meanwhile, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said more than 70% of BN’s candidates for the elections would comprise new faces.

He also said more than 80% of the candidates were aged 55 and below and possessed high academic qualifications.

“We hope that they are game changers but, at the same time, those with more experience will continue serving to ensure continuity in our efforts to place Johor among the top states in Malaysia,” he said.

Among the more prominent names who will be contesting in the March 12 polls are Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi (Rengit) and senator Jefridin Atan (Kukup).

The following is BN’s list of candidates:

• Buloh Kasap – Zahari Sarip
• Jementah – MCA
• Pemanis – Anuar Abd Manap
• Kemelah – N Saraswathy
• Tenang – Haslinda Salleh
• Bekok – MCA
• Bukit Kepong – Ismail Mohamad
• Bukit Pasir – Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh
• Gambir – Shahrihan Jani
• Tangkak – MCA
• Serom – Kharinnisa Ismail
• Semerah – Mohd Fared Md Khalid
• Bentayan – MCA
• Simpang Jeram – Lokman Md Dun
• Bukit Naning – Md Fuad Tukirin
• Maharani – Noor Farah Shamsudin
• Sungai Balang – Mohd Helmy Abd Latif
• Sri Medan – Zulkurnain Kamisan
• Yong Peng – MCA
• Semarang – Samsol Bari Jamali
• Parit Yaani – Najib Samuri
• Parit Raja – Rashidah Ramli
• Penggaram – MCA
• Senggarang – Mohd Yusla Ismail
• Rengit – Puad Zarkashi
• Machap – Onn Hafiz Ghazi
• Layang Layang – Haji Mutalif Rahim
• Mengkibol – MCA
• Mahkota – Sharifah Azizah
• Paloh – MCA
• Kahang – Vidyananthan Ramanadhan
• Endau – Yuzaimi Md Yusof
• Tenggaroh – Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
• Panti – Hahasrin Hashim
• Pasir Raja – Rashidah Ismail
• Sedili – Muszaide Makmur
• Johor Lama – Noorliza Noh
• Penawar – Fauziah Misri
• Tanjung Surat – Syed Sis Abd Rahman
• Tiram – Azizul Bachok
• Puteri Wangsa – MCA
• Johor Jaya – MCA
• Permas – Baharuddin Md Taib
• Larkin – Md Hairi Md Shah
• Stulang – MCA
• Perling – MCA
• Kempas – Ramli Rohani
• Skudai – MCA
• Kota Iskandar – Pandak Ahmad
• Bukit Permai – Md Jafny Md Shukor
• Bukit Batu – S Supayyah
• Senai – MCA
• Benut – Hasni Mohammad
• Pulai Sebatang – Hasrunnizah Hassan
• Pekan Nanas – MCA
• Kukup – Jefridin Atan

- FMT