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MCA veep faces 4-way fight for 3rd term as Kelebang rep

Lim Ban Hong was first elected the Kelebang assemblyman in 2013, lost the seat to PKR in 2018, and regained the seat for BN in 2021.

MCA veep faces 4-way fight for 3rd term as Kelebang rep

MCA vice-president Lim Ban Hong is set to face a four-way challenge in his bid for a third term as Kelebang assemblyman in the upcoming Melaka election on November 14. The mixed seat, with 66.9% Malay voters, 28.6% Chinese, and 2.3% Indian constituents, was first won by Lim in the 2021 Melaka polls with an 876-vote majority. He previously held the seat from 2013 to 2018, when PKR took it from him.

Lim's potential opponents include Pakatan Harapan’s Farzana Hayani Nasir, Bersatu's former Senate deputy president Ali Mohamad, and Bersama's Young Jie Yu.

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