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Sabah polls: Hajiji, Bung Moktar, Shafie among top leaders to file nomination papers
The Star
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Multi-cornered fights will be the highlight of the 17th Sabah state election, with nominations for all 73 seats closing at 10am on Saturday (Nov 15).
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Multi-cornered fights will be the highlight of the 17th Sabah state election,
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with nominations for all 73 seats closing at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who is also Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, GRS chairman,
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was among the earliest to submit his nomination papers when centres opened at 9 a.m.
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Hajiji filed his papers at the Dewan Seri Sulaman Nomination Centre in Twaran
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as he seeks to defend the Sulaman seat, which he won with a 3,099 vote majority in the 2020 state polls.
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This time, Hajiji faces a five-cornered fight against Barisan National's young medical doctor,
00:43
Dr. Shanan Rizal Taijudin, and three other challengers.
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Barisan National, BN chairman Datuk Seri Bung Mokhtar Radin,
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is also set for a multi-way showdown, contesting a six-cornered fight in Lamag.
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Bung retained the seat with a 661-vote majority in the last election.
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In Senalang, opposition leader and Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafi Abdal
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faces a five-cornered fight in his long-held stronghold.
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Meanwhile, Twaran MP Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau of APCO is heading into a 13-cornered contest
01:19
for the Tamparuli seat, which was won by Datuk Jahid Jaheim from PBS in 2020 with a 3,517 vote majority.
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The Election Commission confirmed that all 25 nomination centres across Sabah closed smoothly
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at 10 a.m., marking the start of a 14-day campaign period ahead of polling on November 29.
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Early voting is scheduled for November 25.
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A total of 1,784,843 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in this state election.
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All right.
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