DATUK Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Seri Rina Harun are back to contest in the Selangor state election on Aug 12.
This was announced by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during an event in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya last night (July 26).
Former Selangor menteri besar Azmin, who was also the former Gombak MP and a senior federal minister, will be contesting in Hulu Kelang.
Meanwhile, Rina, a former women, family and community development minister, will be running in Batu Tiga.
It was previously speculated that Azmin would be leaving his traditional Bukit Antarabangsa seat for the neighbouring Hulu Kelang.
However, he told reporters last night after the event that he is not running away from Bukit Antarabangsa and said the decision was made because Hulu Kelang falls under the Gombak parliamentary seat, where he was MP for three terms.
“I would like to stress that Hulu Kelang was my main seat since 1999 and while I was Gombak MP for three terms since 2008 (until 2022), Hulu Kelang was part of the parliamentary constituency so the question of my running away does not arise,” he stressed.
Bukit Antarabangsa will now be contested by Bersatu’s legal and constitutional bureau deputy chief, Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif.
Bersatu vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Asari will defend the Selat Kelang state seat, while Nurul Syazwani will contest in Permatang.
Nurul Syazwani is the daughter of former Umno strongman Tan Sri Noh Omar.
Overall, Bersatu will contest the lion’s share of seats with 31, followed by PAS (17) and Gerakan (eight) in Selangor.
PN held five seats before the state assembly’s dissolution on June 23, with Bersatu holding four seats, and PAS one.
Pakatan Harapan (PH) had 40 seats (PKR 19, DAP 15 and Amanah six), Barisan Nasional (BN) five, and Parti Bangsa Malaysia two.
Pejuang and Warisan had one each, along with one independent representative.
The Batang Kali seat was declared vacant after Pejuang’s Harumaini Omar failed to attend the state assembly for more than six months.
PN’s candidates for the Selangor state polls are as follows:
Bersatu
- Sungai Air Tawar – Zaidi Selamat
- Sekinchan – Goh Gaik Meng
- Batang Kali – Muhaimim Harith Abdullah Sani
- Permatang – Nurul Syazwani Noh
- Bukit Melawati – Noorazley Yahya
- Jeram – Harrison Hassan
- Kuang – Rafiq Abdullah
- Rawang – R. Rejean Kumar
- Gombak Setia – Hilman Idham
- Hulu Kelang – Datuk Seri Azmin Ali
- Bukit Antarabangsa – Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif
- Pandan Indah – Fazil Dali
- Teratai – Chew Han Keai
- Dusun Tua – Azhar Hambali
- Kajang – Liew Sin Kim
- Balakong – Lai Choon Wen
- Seri Kembangan – Chen Wen Kiong
- Seri Serdang – Shukor Mustaffa
- Kinrara – Wong Yong Kang
- Subang Jaya – S. Gana Pragasam
- Taman Medan – Afif Bahardin
- Kampung Tunku – Chin Yoke Kheng
- Kota Damansara – Razlan Jalaludin
- Batu Tiga – Datuk Seri Rina Harun
- Meru – Hasnizan Adham
- Selat Klang – Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari
- Pandamaran – B. Gunalan
- Sungai Kandis – Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad
- Morib – Rosnizan Ahmad
- Dengkil – Datuk Seri Jamil Salleh
- Sungai Pelek – Suhaimi Ghazali
PAS
- Sabak – Sallehen Mukhyi
- Sungai Panjang – Razali Saari
- Hulu Bernam – Mu’izzuddeen Mahyuddin
- Sungai Burong – Zamri Mohd Zainuldin
- Ijok – Jefri Mejan
- Taman Templer – Zaidy Abdul Talib
- Sungai Tua – Hanif Jamaluddin
- Lembah Jaya – Sharifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin
- Semenyih – Nushi Mahfodz
- Sungai Ramal – Shafie Ngah
- Seri Setia – Zubir Embong
- Paya Jaras – Abdul Halim Tamuri
- Kota Anggerik – Sukri Omar
- Sementa – Noor Najhan Salleh
- Pelabuhan Klang – Wan Hasrina Wan Hassan
- Sijangkang – Datuk Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi
- Tanjong Sepat – Sabirin Marsono
Gerakan
- Kuala Kubu Bharu – Teoh Kien Hong
- Bukit Gasing – G. Nallan
- Bandar Utama – Nur Aliff Tafid
- Bukit Lanjan – Muniraa Abu Bakar
- Bandar Baru Klang – Tan Seng Huat
- Sentosa – G. Parameswaran
- Kota Kemuning – Chew Jyh Gang
- Banting – MK Saravanan
Voters in PH-led Selangor, Penang and Negri Sembilan as well as PAS-led Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu will go to the polls on Aug 12, following the Election Commission’s decision to hold simultaneous elections in the six states.
Nomination will be held on July 29 and early voting on Aug 8.
There are 56 seats in the Selangor state assembly. – July 27, 2023
