WREST back its Sungai Siput parliamentary seat or look at conquering the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat? Which seat does MIC hope to win come the 15th general election (GE15)?
Party president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran is hoping to claim back its traditional fortress, Sungai Siput which was held by the late MIC veteran Tun S. Samy Vellu for eight consecutive terms beginning from 1974 until the 2008 general elections.
MIC had also previously announced that it will be contesting in the Teluk Intan seat in exchange for the Cameron Highlands seat which was given to UMNO during the 2019 by-election. The Cameron Highlands seat has been the MIC stronghold since GE11 in 2004 when it was won by Datuk Seri SK Devamany until the seat was given to UMNO’s Datuk Ramli Mohd Noor.
In a News Straits Times report, Vigneswaran was reported as saying that the party has almost finalised the list of candidates that it wants to field in GE15. “We still have to make some slight changes, maybe about 10 per cent, to the list,” he said.
“Most of them have served as coordinators in their respective parliamentary constituencies for the last two to three years. We are confident that they have met with the locals and that they can work with the different communities in their constituencies.
“At least 70 per cent of the MIC candidates for GE15 will be fresh faces,” he was quoted as saying to the press.
The party president had also hinted that MIC will likely contest more seats for GE15 then the previous nine traditional seats that it contested during GE14.
On the other hand, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan expressed his hope to defend the Tapah parliamentary seat which he has held since GE12 in 2008.
MIC seems hopeful that this time around they will be able to capture more seats, although the move to Teluk Intan is a matter of concern for the party. Will MIC be able to win the Teluk Intan seat which is currently held by DAP’s Nga Kor Ming who has a strong presence and support in the constituency? – Oct 12, 2022
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