A David versus Goliath battle is shaping up in the battle for the Chennah seat in Negeri Sembilan.
This contest will see political novice Perikatan Nasional (PN)’s Rosmadi Arif going up against two-term incumbent Anthony Loke.
While Loke enjoys a national profile as transport minister and DAP secretary-general, Rosmadi is less known.
However, what is certain is that he and Loke are well acquainted.
After the disastrous floods of December 2021, Loke visited Kampung Chennah where he donated a freezer and supplied the machinery necessary for cleaning works.
Incidentally, Rosmadi was the village chief of Kampung Chennah.
“I consider him (Rosmadi) the hero because he saved 70 people who were trapped at the Kampung Esok Orang Asli village when the floods happened,” said Loke.
Chennah is one of four state constituencies located within the borders of the Jelebu parliamentary constituency.
During the 2018 Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly elections, of the four seats, Pakatan Harapan picked up only Chennah while the other four went to BN.
This constituency is ethnically mixed - Malays (46.28 percent), Chinese (44.26 percent), Indians (2.05 percent), and others (7.42 percent).
Election Commission data showed that during the parliamentary elections last November, PN won 14.92 percent of the vote in the Chennah constituency, while the rest were almost equally split between BN and Harapan.
Rosmadi’s candidacy was announced by Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu during a gathering in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
Faizal only named 34 candidates and left two more - Jeram Padang and Sri Tanjung - to be named in the future.
Of the 34 candidates, 15 are from Bersatu and 13 are from PAS. Another six are from Gerakan.
The most notable candidate is Eddin Syazlee Shith, who will be fielded for Juasseh. Eddin won the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat in 2018 as a BN candidate before defecting in 2020. He failed to retain the seat in the parliamentary elections last November.
Another prominent candidate is Bersatu exco member and lawyer Danni Rais, who will be fielded in Klawang. He is the son of former Jelebu MP and Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim.
Meanwhile, Bersatu member Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal will be challenging incumbent menteri besar Aminuddin Harun (PKR) in Sikamat while PAS’ Rozmal Malakan will be challenging former menteri besar Mohamad Hasan (Umno) in Rantau.
The list of PN candidates announced today is as follows:
N.01 Chennah - Rosmadi Arif - Bersatu
N.02 Pertang - Amirudin Hassan - PAS
N.03 Sungai Lui - Mohd Nordin Hasim - PAS
N.04 Klawang- Danni Rais - Bersatu
N.05 Serting - Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa - PAS
N.06 Palong - Noor Azuan Parmin - Bersatu
N.07 Jeram Padang - TBA
N.08 Bahau - SP Kumar - PAS (non-Muslim wing)
N.09 Lenggeng - Mohd Fadli Che Me - PAS
N.10 Nilaigan Chee Biow - Bersatu (associate)
N.11 Lobak - Ng Soon Lean - Gerakan
N.12 Temiang - Chua Eng Pu - Gerakan
N.13 Sikamat - Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal - Bersatu
N.14 Ampangan - Muhammad Ghazali Zainal Abidin - Bersatu
N.15 Juasseh - Eddin Syazlee Shith - Bersatu
N.16 Seri Menanti - Jamali Salam - Bersatu
N.17 Senaling - Amrinati Mohd Khalid - Bersatu
N.18 Pilah - Rafiei Mustapha - PAS
N.19 Johol - Kamarudin Md Tahir - PAS
N.20 Labu - Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker - Bersatu
N.21 Bukit Kepayang - P Subramaniam - Bersatu (associate)
N.22 Rahang - Lee Boon Shian - Gerakan
N.23 Mambau - N Sathes Kumar - PAS (non-Muslim wing)
N.24 Seremban Jaya - Lee Ban Fatt - Gerakan
N.25 Paroi - Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain - PAS
N.26 Chembong - Bakly Baba - Bersatu
N.27 Rantau - Rozmal Malakan - PAS
N.28 Kota - Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukor - Bersatu
N.29 Chuah - Tang Jay Son- Gerakan
N.30 Lukut - S Ragu - PAS (non-Muslim wing)
N.31 Bagan Pinang - Abdul Fatah Zakaria - PAS
N.32 Linggi - Zamri Md Said - Bersatu
N.33 Sri Tanjung - TBA
N.34 Gemas - Ridzuan Ahmad - Bersatu
N.35 Gemencheh - Tengku Abdullah Tengku Rakman - PAS
N.36 Repah - Yong Li Yi - Gerakan
-Mkini
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