PN deploys senator to take on BN's MB candidate

 

JOHOR POLLS | Perikatan Nasional (PN) is counting on its Bersatu senator to challenge incumbent Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad, who BN plans to return to the top spot if it wins in the upcoming state polls.

PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin announced Isa Ab Hamid, who is a Bersatu senator representing Johor, will contest in Benut which Hasni won comfortably with a 4,447-vote majority in the last general election.

He is among the 56 candidates PN is fielding comprising 33 from Bersatu, 15 from PAS and eight from Gerakan.

Another notable candidate is Chong Fat Full, who in the last general election won the Pemanis state seat on a PKR ticket but defected to Bersatu after the Sheraton Move that saw the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan federal government and several state administrations.

Chong will be fielded in Tangkak.

In total, only six, or 11 percent of PN candidates are women.

Bersatu's line-up includes non-Malay candidates from among its affiliated members, while PAS also has one non-Muslim candidate from its supporter's wing.

Muhyiddin said PN will announce their menteri besar candidate in the near future. They also plan to unveil their manifesto on March 1.

During his speech, Muhyiddin urged party members to close ranks around their chosen candidate.

He also made a commitment for all candidates to undertake an anti-corruption oath.

"They will take an oath to reject all forms of corruption, abuse of power and to be honest in their duty.

"We have done this during the Malacca polls and PN was the only one which required its candidates to take such an oath," he said during the announcement in Pulai, Johor.

A total of 56 seats in the Johor assembly will be contested in the state polls on March 12. Nomination Day is fixed for Feb 26.

The full list of 56 PN candidates and those from their affiliated parties are:

N01 Buloh Kasap - Norazman Md Diah (Bersatu)

N02 Jementah - Maimunah Safwah Binti Musa (PAS)

N03 Pemanis - Uzzair Ismail (Bersatu)

N04 Kemelah - Normala Binti Sudirman (PAS)

N05 Tenang - Ahmad Humaizi Udin @ Uzir (Bersatu)

N06 Bekok - Tan Lek Khang (Bersatu)

N07 Bukit Kepong - Sahruddin Jamal (Bersatu)

N08 Bukit Pasir - Muhd Nur Iqbal Abd Razak (PAS)

N09 Gambir - Mohd Solihan Badri (Bersatu)

N10 Tangkak - Chong Fat Full (Bersatu)

N11 Serom - Rahmat Daud (PAS)

N12 Bentayan - Tan Kok Hong (Gerakan)

N13 Simpang Jeram - Zarul Salleh (PAS)

N14 Bukit Naning - Mahadzir Abu Said (Bersatu)

N15 Maharani - Abd Aziz Talib (PAS)

N16 Sungai Balang - Zainudin Sayuti (Bersatu)

N17 Semerah - Ariss Samsudin (Bersatu)

N18 Sri Medan - Othman Kepol (PAS)

N19 Yong Peng - Yong Fui Ling (Gerakan)

N20 Semarang - Shazani Hamid (Bersatu)

N21 Parit Yaani - Ahmad Nawfal Mahfodz (PAS)

N22 Parit Raja - Zulkifli Mat Daud (Bersatu)

N23 Penggaram - Sia Wee Yet (Bersatu)

N24 Senggarang - Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil (PAS)

N25 Rengit - Mohammad Huzair Lajis (Bersatu)

N26 Machap - Azlisham Azahar (PAS)

N27 Layang-Layang - K Alagathiran (Bersatu)

N28 Mengkibol - Wong Chan Giap (Bersatu)

N29 Mahkota - Mohamad Nor Lingan (Bersatu)

N30 Paloh - V Selvendran (Bersatu)

N31 Kahang - Daud Yusof (Bersatu)

N32 Endau - Alwiyah Talib (Bersatu)

N33 Tenggaroh - Roslan Nikmat (PAS)

N34 Panti - Hasan Rasid (Bersatu)

N35 Pasir Raja - Jawahir Husein (Bersatu)

N36 Sediili - Mohd Hasnolhadi Mohd Sebalas (Bersatu)

N37 Johor Lama - Mohamad Alias Rasman (Bersatu)

N38 Penawar - Mohd Faizal Asmar (Bersatu)

N39 Tanjung Surat - Selamat Ujud (PAS)

N40 Tiram - Karim Deraman (PAS)

N41 Puteri Wangsa - Loh Kah Yong (Gerakan)

N42 Johor Jaya - Ker Ching Sheng (Gerakan)

N43 Permas - Tazul Arifin Nasri (Bersatu)

N44 Larkin - Zulkifli Bujang (Bersatu)

N45 Stulang - Yap Chiang Youis (Gerakan)

N46 Perling - Khoo Siaw Lee (Gerakan)

N47 Kempas - Nur Faizal Abdullah (Bersatu)

N48 Skudai - Khoo Kong Ek (Bersatu)

N49 Kota Iskandar - Samsudin Ismail (Bersatu)

N50 Bukit Permai - Tosrin Jarvanthi (Bersatu)

N51 Bukit Batu - Tan Heng Choon (Gerakan)

N52 Senai - Yeo Kwee Kwang (Bersatu)

N53 Benut - Isa Ab Hamid (Bersatu)

N54 Pulai Sebatang - Abdullah Husin (PAS)

N55 Pekan Nanas - Tan Chin Hock (Gerakan)

N56 Kukup - Mahathir Iskandar Muhammad (Bersatu)

-Mkini