KUALA LUMPUR: More than 9.7 million Malaysians are set to head to the ballot boxes on Aug 12 in Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Penang to cast their votes for the state polls
According to the Election Commission , a total of 570 candidates have been accepted to contest the 245 state seats, which will be closely watched.
The candidates for the state polls were officially announced after nomination closed on Saturday. CNA takes a look at some of the key face-offs across the six states, ahead of voting day.SUNGAI TUA, SELANGOR The Sungai Tua seat is one of 56 seats in the Selangor state assembly. The state also has the most seats up for grabs in these elections.Observers believe failure to defend the state, led by the PH coalition since 2008, will have serious repercussions for Mr Anwar’s administration at the federal level.
According to The Star, the former senior minister first won the state seat 24 years ago under PKR in 1999. He will be up against PH’s Juwairiya Zulkifli who is the deputy chief of the PKR women’s wing. Under the next administration headed by former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Mr Azmin was given the position of senior minister. The administration then had four senior ministers in lieu of a deputy prime minister.. Mr Amirudin garnered 72,267 votes while Mr Azmin lagged behind at 59,538 votes.The state polls will also see two ministers, namely Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan, contesting for a spot in the Negeri Sembilan state assembly.
Meanwhile, Mr Rosmadi reportedly said that although the two are close friends, he is still optimistic about putting up a fierce fight in order to secure victory in the state polls.
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