THE August 12 state elections will see 570 candidates vying for 245 seats, the Election Commission (EC) said today. 

EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said 571 sets of nomination papers were received for the state polls. One was rejected

The rejected papers were submitted by an Independent hopeful in Kota Lama, Kelantan, he said. 

The Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, which will be held simultaneously with the state polls, will see a straight fight between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and PAS, he told a press conference in Putrajaya, he said.

Ghani said for the state polls, there will be straight fights in 180 seats, three-way contests in 51 seats, four-cornered fights in 13 seats, and a five-cornered battle in one seat (Lunas, Kedah).

“There are 204 candidates aged between 50 and 59, making them the biggest group,” he said.

A total of 111 candidates are aged 60 and above; 157 candidates are between 40 and 49 years old, 83 candidates are between 30 and 39 years old, and 17 candidates are between 21 and 29 years old. – Bernama, July 29, 2023.

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