Kota Kinabalu: BN Sabah will contest 41 seats in the 17th Sabah election on Nov. 29, said Chairman Bung Moktar. Candidates for another five to six seats will be revealed later as part of strategy as these are special seats.
In total, it would contest 46 or 47 seats while the remaining by Pakatan Harapan.
He said the candidates are a mix of experienced leaders and new faces especially youths and 85pc are new faces.
“The candidates come from diverse professional backgrounds, with the majority holding Bachelors, Masters, or PhD — including two doctors – Dr Elmiariezan Ardan Sulaiman in Apas and brain (neuro) surgeon Dr Shahnon Rizal Thaijuddin in Sulaman,” he said at the Umno Sabah building.
Coalition partner Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) is contesting two seats with its President Dato’ Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup cum Pensiangan MP in Sook and Japirin Sahadi in Kundasang, while MCA in Tanjung Kapor.
Five other incumbents besides Bung are Datuk Yakubah Khan in Karambunai, Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak in Usukan, Datuk Harun Durabi in Bengkoka and Datuk Jafry Ariffin in Sukau.
The full list: Banggi – Normalah Binti RasikBengkoka – Datuk Harun DurabiPitas – Datuk Bolkiah Haji IsmailTg Kapur – Kevin Lee Sip KinPintasan – Tadzul Bin RadimTempasuk – Dato’ Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman DahlanUsukan – Dato’ Seri Panglima Dr Mohd. Salleh Said KeruakSulaman – Dr Shahnon Rizal ThaijuddinPantai Dalit – Alfian Bin SambasKarambunai – Datuk Yakubah KhanDarau – Arfandy Abdul RahmanTg Keramat – Jeffery Noor Mohamed Kawang – Datuk Jamal Norubit @ Nerub Pantai Manis – Redzuan Ismail @ Gari Bongawan – Datuk Mohamad Bin Al-Amin Membakut – Tuan Rusman Bin Dulamit Klias – Tuan Osin Bin Jilon Kuala Penyu – Datuk Awang Aslee Bin Laka Lumadan – Datuk Mohd Nazri Abdullah Kundasang – Japirin Sahadi Karanaan – Nadzmin Kamin Paginatan – Datuk Jemadi @ Junaidi Sahat Liawan – Datuk Nik Mohd Nadzri Bin Haji Nik Zawawi Sook – YB Dato’ Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup Nabawan – Lajji Binti Ompongoh Telupid – Benedict Asmat Sugut – Mohammad Arifin Bin Pachuk Labuk – Yusuf Latif Sg Manila – Zaini Bin Tiksun Sg Sibuga – YB Datuk Suhaimi Hj Nasir Sekong – Mohd Zharif Aizat Bin Datuk Samsuddin Lamag – YB Datuk Seri Panglima Bung Moktar Bin Radin Sukau – Datuk Jafry Ariffin Tungku – Puan Hajah Saleha Binti Wahid Silam – Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul Kunak – Dato’ Sri Anil Jeet Singh Bugaya – Abdul Manan Indanan Balung – Erwan Palateh Apas – Dr Elmiariezan Ardan Tg Batu – Haji Samsasuddin Yusop Sebatik – Aslan Fadli Bin Samsul Alang