Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Hasni Mohammad pose for the camera during an event to announce Barisan Nasional’s candidates for the Johor state poll in Johor Baru February 24, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara
JOHOR BARU, Feb 24 — Barisan Nasional (BN) today named 41 candidates out of the 56 seats it plans to contest in next month’s Johor state election.
In making the announcement, Johor BN chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said 37 are from Umno and four from MIC, adding that MCA still needs to finalise its candidates list.
“The BN list is not complete yet because our MCA component partner needs to finalise their candidates to ensure that it is in line with the coalition’s intentions and goals for the upcoming Johor state election.
“MCA wants the best to contest and they will look over their potential candidates who they think are worthy,” he said at the Johor Umno headquarters here.
MCA is expected to field 15 candidates, completing the BN’s plans to contest all 56 state seats in the March 12 election.
Also present at the BN announcement were coalition chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from Umno and senior coalition officials.
Hasni as caretaker mentri besar will headline BN’s candidates list by defending his Benut seat.
Umno supreme council member Datuk Puad Zakarshi will contest in Rengit.
The Election Commission has set early voting for March 8. Nomination is this Saturday.
Here is the list of 41 BN candidates that have been announced so far:
Buloh Kasap – Datuk Zahari SaripPemanis – Anuar Abd ManapKemelah – N. SaraswathyTenang – Haslinda SallehBukit Kepong – Ismail MohamadBukit Pasir – Mohamad Fazli Mohamad SallehGambir – Shahrihan JaniSerom – Kharinnisa IsmailSemerah – Mohd Fared Md KhalidSimpang Jeram – Datuk Lokman Md DunBukit Naning – Datuk Md Fuad TukirinMaharani – Noor Farah ShamsudinSungai Balang – Mohd Helmy Abd LatifSri Medan – Datuk Zulkurnain KamisanSemarang – Datuk Samsol Bari JamaliParit Yaani – Datuk Najib SamuriParit Raja – Rashidah RamliSenggarang – Mohd Yusla IsmailRengit – Datuk Puad ZarkashiMachap – Datuk Onn Hafiz GhaziLayang Layang – Haji Mutalif RahimMahkota – Datuk Sharifah AzizahKahang – Vidyananthan RamanadhanEndau – Yuzaimi Md YusofTenggaroh – Raven Kumar KrishnasamyPanti – Hahasrin HashimPasir Raja – Rashidah IsmailSedili – Muszaide MakmurJohor Lama – Noorliza NohPenawar – Fauziah MisriTanjung Surat – Datuk Syed Sis Abd RahmanTiram – Azizul BachokPermas – Baharuddin Md TaibLarkin – Md Hairi Md ShahKempas – Datuk Ramlee BohaniKota Iskandar – Pandak AhmadBukit Permai – Datuk Md Jafny Md ShukorBukit Batu – S. SupayyahBenut – Datuk Hasni MohammadPulai Sebatang – Hasrunnizah HassanKukup – Datuk Jefridin Atan
The remaining 15 seats expected to be filled by MCA candidates are:
Jementah Bekok TangkakBentayan Yong Peng Penggaram Mengkibol Paloh Puteri Wangsa Johor Jaya Stulang Perling Skudai Senai Pekan Nanas