Jeram Padang faces four-way contest; Serting and Palong see three-way races

The upcoming Negeri Sembilan state election is set for multi-cornered contests in several constituencies, with the State Legislative Assembly seats of Serting and Palong facing three-way battles, and Jeram Padang seeing a four-way showdown.

The incumbent for DUN Serting, Fairuz Isa of Perikatan Nasional (PN), will face challenges from Yaacob Mahmood representing Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Muhammad Noraffendy Mohd. Salleh from Bersatu.

Similarly, DUN Palong will host a three-way race. The incumbent, Datuk Mustapha Nagoor of Barisan Nasional (BN), will be challenged by Zahin Zinal Abidin of PH and Rebin Birham from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.

In DUN Jeram Padang, the incumbent Datuk Mohd. Zaidy Abdul Kadir of BN is expected to compete against G. Manivannan from PH, R. Sri Sanjeevan from Bersatu, and Dayana Dal from the Orang Asli Malaysia Party. This seat was considered marginal in the last election, with Mohd. Zaidy retaining it by a majority of 693 votes.

Meanwhile, the DUN Bahau constituency will feature a straight fight between incumbent Teo Kok Seong of PH and Chong Fui Ming of BN. The official candidate announcements for these seats were made by Returning Officer Amino Agus Suyub at the Jempol District Administrative Complex.