103 candidates confirmed for Negeri Sembilan state election

A total of 103 candidates will vie for seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Election, following the closure of nominations. The Election Commission (SPR) confirmed that Pakatan Harapan (PH) fielded the most candidates with 36, while Barisan Nasional and Bersatu put forward 25 and 24 candidates respectively.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) will contest with 11 candidates, four are running as independents, and smaller parties like Berjasa, Parti Orang Asli Malaysia (Asli), and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) each have one candidate. The SPR reported that no nomination papers were rejected. The elections will feature multi-cornered contests in several constituencies, with some seeing four or five candidates and others a straight two-way fight.

The election will see 94 male candidates and nine female candidates. The youngest contender is 23-year-old M. Leevineshwaraan from Bersatu, while the oldest is 70-year-old Abd Latif A Tambi from PH. The campaign period officially commenced on nomination day and will conclude on July 31. The SPR has established 36 Election Campaign Enforcement Teams to monitor all candidate activities, emphasizing that campaign materials must not contain elements that incite hatred, racism, or religious insensitivity.