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Barisan Nasional's Penggaram candidate Boo Chin Liong is campaigning on a platform of economic revival, job creation and infrastructure improvements as he seeks to wrest the seat from Pakatan Harapan.

The lawyer, better known as CL Boo, said Batu Pahat has strong industrial potential but needs fresh investments to revitalise its economy and create better employment opportunities.

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00:04Pengaram voters will witness a battle between two first-time state election candidates,
00:09with Barisan Nationals Bu Chin Leong taking on Pakatan Harapan's Felicia Po Rui Ling
00:15in a seat that will see a new representative for the first time in more than a decade.
00:20The contest features a 37-year age gap, with MCA's 65-year-old Bu facing DAP's 28-year-old Po,
00:29who is the youngest DAP candidate in the Johor polls.
00:33Bu's campaign focuses on reviving Batu Pahat's economy, creating more jobs and addressing infrastructure issues,
00:41including roads, drainage, traffic flow and flooding.
00:44The lawyer, who has held leadership roles in the Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ACC-CIM,
00:52said his experience has helped him understand the challenges faced by local businesses.
00:57He is also pushing to attract high-tech industries and strengthen TVET opportunities
01:03to create more career prospects and encourage young people to return to the area.
01:09Pengaram, a traditional DAPM-CA battleground, has a majority Chinese electorate,
01:15with Chinese voters making up 60.28% of the constituency.
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