Full list of candidates vying for Johor’s 56 state seats

PETALING JAYA: The 16th Johor state election on July 11 will feature 172 candidates vying for 56 seats, down from 239 candidates in the 2022 state polls.

Among the prominent names in the fray are Johor Barisan Nasional chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi, who will defend Machap, former health minister Dr Adham Baba, who will contest Pasir Raja, and ex-education minister Maszlee Malik, who will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat for Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Meanwhile, ex-Johor menteri besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal is defending Bukit Kepong and Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat is contesting the Larkin state seat.

Early voting will be held on July 7, while polling day is on July 11.

Below is the full list of candidates who will be contesting in the state polls.

N1. Buloh Kasap

1. PH – Rozy Razit
2. BN – Zahari Sarip

2022 state polls winner: Zahari Sarip (BN) – 8,956 votes (5,377 majority)

N2. Jementah

1. PH – Ng Kor Sim
2. BN – See Ann Giap
3. PN – Saifullah Abdul Wahab

2022 state polls winner: Ng Kor Sim (PH) – 8,877 votes (714 majority)

N3. Pemanis

1. PH – Jalex Lee
2. BN – Anuar Abdul Manap
3. PN – Dr A Ariventharan

2022 state polls winner: Anuar Abdul Manap (BN) – 8,678 votes (4,187 majority)

N4. Kemelah

1. PH – Afif Abdul Hamid
2. BN – K Raven Kumar
3. PN – Uzzair Ismail

2022 state polls winner: N Saraswati (BN) – 7,518 votes (1,611 majority)

N5. Tenang

1. PH – Elia Nadira Sabudin
2. BN – Azahar Ibrahim
3. PN – Normala Sudirman
4. Independent – Siti Aisyah Zobir

2022 state polls winner: Haslinda Salleh (BN) – 5,380 votes (1,736 majority)

N6. Bekok

1. PH – Tay Yok Jiuen
2. BN – Tan Chong

2022 state polls winner: Tan Chong (BN) – 7,036 votes (3,569 majority)

N7. Bukit Kepong

1. PH – Subrani Chami
2. BN – Ahmad Syar’e Yusof
3. PN – Dr Sahruddin Jamal

2022 state polls winner: Dr Sahruddin Jamal (PN) – 9,873 votes (710 majority)

N8. Bukit Pasir

1. PH – Najib Lep
2. BN – Fazli Salleh
3. PN – Idzhar Nasirruddin

2022 state polls winner: Fazli Salleh (BN) – 6,048 votes (198 majority)

N9. Gambir

1. PH – Nor Yusof
2. BN – Sahrihan Jani
3. PN – Suraya Sulaiman

2022 state polls winner: Sahrihan Jani (BN) – 7,960 votes (3,146 majority)

N10. Tangkak

1. PH – Ee Chin Li
2. BN – Haw Chin Teck

2022 state polls winner: Ee Chin Li (PH) – 8,105 votes (372 majority)

N11. Serom

1. PH – Ahmad Nazari Abdul Hamid
2. BN – Nadhirah Afiqah Abdull Rahim
3. PN – Mahfidz Omar

2022 state polls winner: Khairin-Nisa Ismail (BN) – 8,507 votes (699 majority)

N12. Bentayan

1. PH – Ng Yak Howe
2. BN – Chua Lee Huat

2022 state polls winner: Ng Yak Howe (PH) – 10,973 votes (7,476 majority)

N13. Simpang Jeram

1. Muda – Ainie Haziqah Shafii
2. PH – Nazri Abdul Rahman
3. BN – Azman Ismail
4. PN – Arshed Yahya @Awang

2022 state polls winner: Salahuddin Ayub (PH) – 8,749 votes (2,399 majority)
2023 by-election winner: Nazri Abdul Rahman (PH) – 13,844 votes (3,514 majority)

N14. Bukit Naning

1. PH – Ysahrudin Kusni
2. BN – Ghazali Sabari
3. PN – Radzi Amin
4. Bersama – Iskandar Alias
5. Independent – Jeghanaathan

2022 state polls winner: Fuad Tukirin (BN) – 5,437 votes (1,535 majority)

N15. Maharani

1. Muda – Amir Jack
2. PH – Taqiuddin Cheman
3. BN – Ashari Md Sarip
4. PN – Anuar Hayan

2022 state polls winner: Abdul Aziz Talib (PN) – 7,559 votes (1,037 majority)

N16. Sungai Balang

1. PH – Soraya Badaruddin
2. BN – Selamat Takim
3. PN – Amin Sailan

2022 state polls winner: Selamat Takim (BN) – 8,294 votes (2,293 majority)

N17. Semerah

1. PH – Khuzzan Abu Bakar
2. BN – Fared Khalid
3. PN – Halim Kepol

2022 state polls winner: Fared Khalid (BN) – 12,542 votes (4,041 majority)

N18. Sri Medan

1. PH – Hishamuddin Ishak
2. BN – Zulkurnain Kamisan
3. PN – Rosdi Bahari

2022 state polls winner: Zulkurnain Kamisan (BN) – 13,165 votes (6,274 majority)

N19. Yong Peng

1. PH – Yong Hui Yi
2. BN – Ling Tian Soon

2022 state polls winner: Ling Tian Soon (BN) – 9,870 votes (2,741 majority)

N20. Semarang

1. PH – Ramli Abd Hamid
2. BN – Samsolbari Jamali
3. PN – Syafiq Aziz

2022 state polls winner: Samsolbari Jamali (BN) – 11,122 votes (5,846 majority)

N21. Parit Yaani

1. PH – Ezam Taslim
2. BN – Najib Samuri

2022 state polls winner: Najib Samuri (BN) – 9,070 votes (294 majority)

N22. Parit Raja

1. PH – Shazwan Danial
2. BN – Rashidah Ramli
3. PN – Maliki Rapiee

2022 state polls winner: Rashidah Ramli (BN) – 10,634 votes (4,219 majority)

N23. Penggaram

1. PH – Poh Rui Ling
2. BN – Boo Chin Liong

2022 state polls winner: Gan Peck Cheng (PH) – 18,208 votes (9,956 majority)

N24. Senggarang

1. PH – Onn Abu Bakar
2. BN – Yusla Ismail
3. PN – Rashid Hasnon

2022 state polls winner: Yusla Ismail (BN) – 9,725 votes (3,912 majority)

N25. Rengit

1. PH – Yazid Bakri
2. BN – Zaidi Japar
3. PN – Syed Mohamad Syed Alwi

2022 state polls winner: Puad Zarkashi (BN) – 7,903 votes (1,920 majority)

N26. Machap

1. PH – Hafiz Roslan
2. BN – Onn Hafiz Ghazi

2022 state polls winner: Onn Hafiz Ghazi (BN) – 11,029 votes (6,543 majority)

N27. Layang-Layang

1. PH – Guna Balakrishnan
2. BN – Chua Jian Boon
3. PN – Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim

2022 state polls winner: Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim (BN) – 7,551 votes (2,815 majority)

N28. Mengkibol

1. PH – Chu Poh Yee
2. BN – Yap Zhi Peng

2022 state polls winner: Chew Chong Sin (PH) – 19,813 votes (10,107 majority)

N29. Mahkota

1. PH – Ahmad Zuhan Zain
2. BN – Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah
3. Bersama – Abdul Hamid Ali

2022 state polls winner: Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain (BN) – 16,611 votes (5,166 majority)
2024 by-election winner: Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (BN) – 27,995 (20,648 majority)

N30. Paloh

1. PH – Ruben Arumungum
2. BN – Lee Ting Han
3. PN – DS Jeevakumar
4. Independent – G Kamaleswaren

2022 state polls winner: Lee Ting Han (BN) – 8,077 votes (3,176 majority)

N31. Kahang

1. PH – Sabri Kadir
2. BN – V Rugendran
3. PN – Mazlan Bujang

2022 state polls winner: R Vidyananthan (BN) – 10,486 votes (6,698 majority)

N32. Endau

1. PH – Saiful Nizam Samat
2. BN – Alwiyah Talib
3. PN – Hasnul Hakimi Hussien
4. Parti Orang Asli Malaysia – Jati Awang

2022 state polls winner: Alwiyah Talib (PN) – 8,433 votes (3,041 majority)
Note: Alwiyah quit Bersatu recently and rejoined Umno.

N33. Tenggaroh

1. PH – Yusof Dawam
2. BN – Youzaimi Yusof
3. PN – Amerul Muhamad

2022 state polls winner: K Raven Kumar (BN) – 10,528 votes (1,356 majority)

N34. Panti

1. PH – Daniel Sharudin
2. BN – Naqib Ghazali
3. PN – Alias Rasman

2022 state polls winner: Hahasrin Hashim (BN) – 12,599 votes (5,854 majority)

N35. Pasir Raja

1. PH – Fakharuddin Moslim
2. BN – Dr Adham Baba
3. PN – Yuhanita Yunan

2022 state polls winner: Rashidah Ismail (BN) – 9,381 votes (4,888 majority)

N36. Sedili

1. PH – Amirul Huzni Onn
2. BN – Muszaide Makmor
3. PN – Rasman Ithnain

2022 state polls winner: Muszaide Makmor (BN) – 12,063 votes (5,679 majority)

N37. Johor Lama

1. PH – Danish Rahman
2. BN – Norlizah Noh
3. PN – Aisah Esa

2022 state polls winner: Norlizah Noh (BN) – 12,171 votes (6,039 majority)

N38. Penawar

1. PH – Sawaludin Salleh
2. BN – Fauziah Misri
3. PN – Fairulnizar Rahmat

2022 state polls winner: Fauziah Misri (BN) – 12,409 votes (7,505 majority)

N39. Tanjung Surat

1. PH – Faizul Abdul Ghani
2. BN – Aznan Tamin

2022 state polls winner: Aznan Tamin (BN) – 9,850 votes (5,903 majority)

N40. Tiram

1. PH – Nor Zulaila Abd Ghani
2. BN – Abdul Halim Suleiman
3. PN – Khirul Muntanazar Ismail
4. Bersama – Harith Fakhrudin Abdul Malik

2022 state polls winner: Azizul Bachok (BN) – 22,939 votes (5,281 majority)

N41. Puteri Wangsa

1. Muda – Rashifa Aljuneid
2. PH – Maszlee Malik
3. BN – Teow Chia Ling
4. Bersama – Nicholas Paul Vincent
5. Independent – Wang Wee Siong

2022 state polls winner: Amira Aisya Abd Aziz (Muda) – 22,884 votes (7,114 majority)

N42. Johor Jaya

1. PH – Lee Wern Ying
2. BN – Chan San San
3. Bersama – Lau Yi Leong
4. Independent – HP Lim

2022 state polls winner: Liow Cai Tung (PH) – 19,782 votes (1,922 majority)

N43. Permas

1. PH – Teo Siew Hui
2. BN – Baharudin Taib
3. PN – T Vela
4. Bersama – Dr Zamil Najwah

2022 state polls winner: Baharudin Taib (BN) – 23,492 votes (7,926 majority)

N44. Larkin

1. PH – Suhaizan Kaiat
2. BN – Hairi Mad Shah
3. Bersama – Norsinah Abu

2022 state polls winner: Hairi Mad Shah (BN) – 16,053 votes (6,178 majority)

N45. Stulang

1. PH – Andrew Chen
2. BN – Bong Seng Heng
3. PN – Lim Chin Eng
4. Bersama – Stanley Tan

2022 state polls winner: Andrew Chen (PH) – 12,499 votes (2,866 majority)

N46. Perling

1. PH – Tee Boon Tsong
2. BN – Pannir Selvam
3. Bersama – Boo Wei Han

2022 state polls winner: Liew Chin Tong (PH) – 18,628 votes (3,347 majority)

N47. Kempas

1. PH – Faezuddin Puad
2. BN – Ramlee Bohani
3. Bersama – Salamahafifi Yusnaieny

2022 state polls winner: Ramlee Bohani (BN) – 11,919 votes (3,514 majority)

N48. Skudai

1. PH – Kartiyaini Jeyapalan
2. BN – Tan Hiang Kee
3. PSM – Amir Syafiq Ameer Soekre
4. Bersama – Eugene Chua

2022 state polls winner: Marina Ibrahim (PH) – 26,359 votes (13,943 majority)

N49. Kota Iskandar

1. PH – Dzulkefly Ahmad
2. BN – Pandak Ahmad
3. PN – SS Anna Pravina
4. Bersama – Sahrudin Omar

2022 state polls winner: Pandak Ahmad (BN) – 23,133 votes (4,360 majority)

N50. Bukit Permai

1. PH – Shafwan Ani
2. BN – Jafni Shukor
3. PN – M Lina Manoh
4. Bersama – Aidil Riduan Yusof

2022 state polls winner: Jafni Shukor (BN) – 10,889 votes (4,755 majority)

N51. Bukit Batu

1. PH – Arthur Chiong
2. Muda – Premanand Maniam
3. BN – R Kumaran
4. Bersama – G Tamili
5. Independent – Kamaruzaman Ali

2022 state polls winner: Arthur Chiong (PH) – 9,439 votes (137 majority)

N52. Senai

1. PH – Wong Bor Yang
2. BN – Tai Chee Chee
3. Bersama – Tew Chian How

2022 state polls winner: Wong Bor Yang (PH) – 16,525 votes (5,921 majority)

N53. Benut

1. PH – Abdul Razak Ismail
2. BN – Sumali Reduan

2022 state polls winner: Hasni Mohammad (BN) – 10,896 votes (5,859 majority)

N54. Pulai Sebatang

1. PH – Haniff Hosman
2. BN – Hasrunizah Hassan

2022 state polls winner: Hasrunizah Hassan (BN) – 12,473 votes (6,325 majority)

N55. Pekan Nanas

1. PH – Yeo Tun Siong
2. BN – Tan Eng Meng

2022 state polls winner: Tan Eng Meng (BN) – 11,024 votes (4,835 majority)

N56. Kukup

1. PH – Cheah Chee Hong
2. BN – Israk Abdullah

2022 state polls winner: Jefridin Atan (BN) – 11,640 votes (8,201 majority)