00:00The Makota by-election on September 28 will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional
00:07and Perikatan Nasional after nominations closed this morning.
00:12The BN candidate is Keluang UMNO Youth Chief Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah, who is representing
00:17the Unity Government, while PN named former Johor FA footballer Haizan Jafar, a Keluang
00:22Versatu committee member.
00:25The names of the candidates were announced by Returning Officer Azurati Wahid at the
00:29Dewan Tunku Ibrahim Ismail in Keluang Johor.
00:33The by-election was called following the death of the UMNO Assemblyman Sharifah Aziza Syed
00:37Zain, 63, on August 2.
00:41At the Johor state election in 2022, Sharifah won the seat with a 5,166-vote majority over
00:47Amanas Takiuddin Cheyman in a four-cornered fight that included candidates from PN and
00:52Barisan.
00:53Early voting has been set for September 24.
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