KELANTAN Perikatan Nasional (PN) has announced six new faces among its line up of parliamentary candidates for the general election.

Kelantan PN chairman Ahmad Yakob said four new faces to be fielded were from Bersatu, namely, Khlir Mohd Nor (Ketereh), Wan Ahmad Fasyhal Wan Kamal (Machang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli) and Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang).

Two other new faces are from PAS, who are Mumtaz Md Nawi (Tumpat) and Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (Bachok).

“We are also retaining seven incumbents from PAS including Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (Kota Bharu), Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (Kubang Kerian) and Ahmad Fadhli Shaary (Pasir Mas).

“The incumbent from Bersatu, Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisyam Abdul Aziz, for the Tanah Merah parliamentary seat is also retained,” he said at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Baru last night.

Meanwhile, Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz and Che Abdullah Mat Nawi, incumbents for Bachok and Tumpat parliamentary seats respectively, have been dropped.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said incumbent Nik Mohamad had volunteered to give his seat to another candidate, while Che Abdullah was dropped because he did not pass vetting.

The following is the list of Kelantan PN candidates:

P019  Tumpat - Mumtaz Md Nawi (PN-PAS) 

P020  Pengkalan Chepa - Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-PAS)

P021  Kota Bharu - Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-PAS)

P022  Pasir Mas - Ahmad Fadhli Shaary (PN-PAS)

P023  Rantau Panjang - Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PN-PAS)

P024  Kubang Kerian - Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PN-PAS)

P025  Bachok - Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (PN-PAS) 

P026  Ketereh - Khlir Mohd Nor (PN-Bersatu) 

P027  Tanah Merah - Ikmal Hisyam Abdul Aziz (PN-Bersatu)

P028  Pasir Puteh - Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PN-PAS)

P029  Machang - Wan Ahmad Fasyhal Wan Kamal (PN-Bersatu) 

P030  Jeli - Zahari Kechik (PN-Bersatu) 

P031  Kuala Krai - Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PN-PAS)

P032  Gua Musang - Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (PN-Bersatu). – Bernama, November 3, 2022.