Rauf faces straight fight in bid for 2nd term at Tanjung Bidara
The Melaka Umno chief will face Pakatan Harapan’s Yunazri Mustamiri, who is one of the seven new faces PKR is fielding in the election.
Melaka Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh is set to face a challenging re-election bid for his seat in Tanjung Bidara, following the announcement of his candidacy by the state Barisan Nasional chairman. Rauf, who also serves as the Melaka Umno chief, is up against Pakatan Harapan's Yunazri Mustamiri, a PKR deputy treasurer. The two candidates were announced at the Tanjung Bidara returning officer Saifuddin Abdul Karim's nomination centre, where no nominations were rejected.
Rauf, who was first elected to the assembly in 2021, secured a narrow 364-vote lead over Wanita Bersatu chief Mas Ermieyati Samsudin. Yunazri, one of seven new faces fielded by PKR, is set to challenge Rauf for his second term in the predominantly Malay-majority constituency.
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