Sabah election royal rumble: 447 candidates vying for 73 seats, up to 11-cornered fight


KOTA KINABALU, 12 Sept -- Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR), Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh mengadakan sidang media pada hari penamaan calon Pilihan Raya Umum Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sabah ke-16 di Kompleks Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Sabah hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2020) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA KOTA KINABALU, Sept 12 -- Election Commission Chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh holds a press conference on nomination day of the 16th Sabah state election at the Sabah Federal Government Administration Complex today. --fotoBERNAMA (2020) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

KOTA KINABALU: A total of 447 candidates from various parties as well independents are vying for 73 state seats in the 16th Sabah elections on Sept 26.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said the number of candidates who sent in their registration forms on Sept 12 was among the highest number in Sabah’s history.

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