BN gives way to Pakatan in Padang Serai


Barisan Nasional’s C. Sivarraajh (pictured) gives way to Pakatan Harapan’s Mohamad Sofee Razak in the Padang Serai parliamentary seat election. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 3, 2022.

BARISAN Nasional (BN) agreed to give way to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate in the Padang Serai election.

The matter was announced by Kedah BN chairman Jamil Khir Baharom during a special ceramah at Taman Desa Aman, Padang Meiha, last night.

“Following the instructions of the top leadership, we would like to announce that we are giving way to PH in Padang Serai,” he said.

Also present were Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and Kedah PH chairman Mahfuz Omar.

Jamil said BN candidate C. Sivarraajh would support and assist PH candidate Dr Mohamad Sofee Razak to win the Padang Serai parliamentary seat.

However, Sivarraajh name will remain on the ballot paper based on regulation 9 of the Elections (Conduct of Elections) Regulations 1981, where no candidate can withdraw his candidature after 10am on the nomination day.

Padang Serai will see a six-cornered fight among Sofee, Sivarraajh, Hamzah Abd Rahman (Pejuang), Mohd Bakhri Hashim (Warisan), Azman Nasrudin (Perikatan Nasional) and Sreanandha Rao (Independent).

Warisan has also withdrawn from the race, expressing its support for the PH candidate.

Polling for the Padang Serai parliamentary seat was postponed following the death of PH candidate M. Karupaiya on November 16. – Bernama, December 3, 2022.


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