00:00The Makota by-election will feature a straight fight between candidates from Barisan National
00:07and Perikatan National.
00:10Barisan candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah will face Perikatan's Haizan Jafar on the
00:14September 28th polls.
00:17Their nominations were confirmed by returning officer Azurawati Wahid during the nomination
00:22day on Saturday.
00:24The by-election is being held following the death of its incumbent, Datuk Sharifah Aziza
00:29Syed Zayin, on August 2.
00:34There will be a 14-day campaigning period for both candidates eyeing for the state seat
00:38in the Johor Legislative Assembly.
00:41Some 66,318 voters are eligible to vote in the constituency, with early voting to be
00:48held on September 24.
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