Johor polls: State PKR women chief to contest in Kempas, Bukit Batu incumbent rep dropped, replaced by Tebrau division secretary

JOHOR BARU: PKR has named state party women chief Napsiah Khamis as a candidate for the Kempas state seat in the Johor polls.

However Bukit Batu incumbent assemblyman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse, who is also the state PKR deputy chairman, has been dropped and replaced by Tebrau PKR division secretary Chiong Sen Sern.

Tiram incumbent assembly S. Gopalakrishnan, who is also Johor PKR

vice-chairman, would be defending his seat in the state election.

The other candidates are Dr Zamil Najwah Arbain and Fakhruddin Moslim for Larkin and Pasir Raja seats respectively.

They were among the candidates that PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced at a hotel here on Monday (Feb 14).

Anwar is expected to announce the remaining 15 candidates for PKR at Rengit and Batu Pahat later today.

PKR is expected to contest in 20 state seats in the Johor election after their talks with Muda broke down.

Nominations for the Johor state election has been set for Feb 26 and polling is set for March 12.