SABAH POLLS: BUNG MOKTAR IN SIX-CORNERED FIGHT TO DEFEND LAMAG SEAT

KINABATANGAN, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin faces a six-cornered contest to defend his Lamag seat in the 17th Sabah State Election.

Bung Moktar will be challenged by Johainizamshah Johari of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Salahuddin @ Saalahuddin Anoi of Parti Impian Sabah (PIS), Mohd Saifulah Lokman of Parti Warisan (Warisan), Mazlin Madali of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Mohd Ismail Ayob.

The names of the candidates were announced by Returning Officer Yuesri Ismail Yusof after the nomination process at the Dewan Sri Lamag, Kinabatangan.

In the last state election, Bung Moktar won the seat with only a 661-vote majority. The constituency has 13,859 registered electors.

In Kuamut, which has 18,228 voters, incumbent Datuk Masiung Banah of GRS faces an eight-way contest.

His challengers are Mohina Ronnie Sidom of United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), Ted Kelvin Sudin of PIS, John Sungkiang of Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah (PPRS), Norfaizah Chua (Warisan), Abu Bakar Ellah of Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM), Jevronnie Mandek of STAR and independent Duin Bintarang.

Meanwhile, in Sukau, Sabah BN secretary Datuk Jafry Ariffin faces a seven-cornered race.

The incumbent will go up against Datuk Juhari Janan (GRS), Afiq Anwari Zulkifli of Parti Kebangsaan Sabah (PKS), Roslan Madali (PIS), Azahari Rangon (Warisan), Nordin Damit of Perjuangan Rakyat (PR), and Pengiran Petra Pengiran Asri (PN).

The Election Commission has set the polling day for Nov 29, with early voting on 25 Nov.

For the latest on the state polls, visit Bernama’s microsite at  https://prn.bernama.com/sabah/index.php

-- BERNAMA