{
  "id": 17343856,
  "title": "EC: 79 candidates, including 14 women, to contest 28 Melaka seats, with 11 straight fights and six four-cornered contests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ec-79-candidates-including-14-women-to-contest-28-melaka-seats-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/31/ec-79-candidates-including-14-women-to-contest-28-melaka-seats-with-11-straight-fights-and-six-four-cornered-contests/241405"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that 79 candidates, including 14 women, will contest in the 16th Melaka State Election on November 14. The candidates represent various political parties, coalitions, and independents, with Pakatan Harapan (PH) contesting 24 seats and Barisan Nasional (BN) with 23 seats. The election will feature 11 straight fights, 11 three-cornered contests, and six four-cornered contests. The oldest candidate is 66-year-old Mohamad Jaafar from Pakatan Harapan, while the youngest is 24-year-old Muhammad Mukhlisul Mubin Julaisapiyah from the same coalition. The campaign period will run until 11.59 pm on November 13, and early voting will take place on November 10.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: All 28 candidate nomination centres close at 10am",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/melaka-polls-all-28-candidate-nomination-centres-close-at-10am",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:30:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : 79 Candidates To Contest 28 Seats In 16th Melaka State Election - EC Chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/general-79-candidates-to-contest-28-seats-in-16th-melaka-state",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:35:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Less crowded field in Melaka polls with 79 candidates contesting 28 seats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/less-crowded-field-in-melaka-polls-with-79-candidates-contesting-28",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:33:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}