Kelantan polls: Amanah, PKR Women submit candidate list

The Kelantan Amanah Women’s wing has submitted the names of candidates it feels are qualified to contest in the coming state election for the consideration of the party’s leadership, said its chief Dr Hafidzah Mustakim.

Hafidzah, who is also Kelantan Pakatan Harapan Women’s wing deputy chief, said she hopes the potential of women could be enhanced at the party leadership level by making them elected representatives.

“With more women candidates in the state polls this time, we hope issues related to women and families as well as various infrastructure and socio-economic problems of the people in Kelantan can be better resolved,” she told Bernama today.

She said it is generally acknowledged that the success of a political party relies on the strength of its women’s wing machinery in carrying out campaign activities and offering various services at the grassroots level.

Meanwhile, Kelantan PKR Women’s wing chief Nor Azmiza Mamat said she also submitted names of candidates for the party leadership’s consideration.

“We have decided to submit two names for the party’s consideration,” she said.

The Kelantan state legislative assembly, which has 45 seats, will be dissolved on Thursday (June 22) to pave the way for the state polls, which will see a stiff tussle between PAS and the coalition of BN and Harapan.

- Bernama