KUANTAN: Barisan Nasional has announced its candidates for 40 out of the 42 state seats in Pahang.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said 27 of the candidates to be fielded for the state seats were new faces.
During the announcement on Wednesday (Nov 2), Wan Rosdy notably skipped Cheka and Sabai, which were respectively contested by MCA and MIC candidates previously.
When asked about this, Wan Rosdy briefly mentioned that these seats were being "kept in view".
Among the notable candidates was Datuk Seri Najib Razak's son, Datuk Mohamad Nizar, who would be making his election debut in the Peramu Jaya state seat within the Pekan parliamentary constituency.
Nizar had been speculated to defend his father's stronghold of Pekan but this was not to be as Datuk Seri Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali had been announced as Barisan's candidate instead.
The Barisan state seat candidates announced are:
N.1 Tanah Rata - Wong Yap Wah (MCA)
N.2 Jelai - Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (Umno)
N.3 Padang Tengku - Datuk Mustapa Long (Umno)
N.5 Benta - Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak (Umno)
N.6 Batu Talam - Datuk Abd Aziz Mat Kiram (Umno)
N.7 Tras - Lim Teck Hoe (MCA)
N.8 Dong - Fadzli Mohamad Kamal (Umno)
N.9 Tahan - Faezah Ishak (Umno)
N.10 Damak - Muhamad Fasal Jamlus (Umno)
N.11 Pulau Tawar - Datuk Nazri Ngah (Umno)
N.12 Beserah - Datuk Mustaffar Kamal Ab Hamid (Umno)
N.13 Semambu - Khairul Hisham Omar (Umno)
N.14 Teruntum - Tee Choon Ser (MCA)
N.15 Tanjung Lumpur - Nara @ Nikman Nordin (Umno)
N.16 Inderapura - Datuk Seri Shafik Fauzan Sharif (Umno)
N.17 Sungai Lembing - Datuk Umar Arbain Dollah (Umno)
N.18 Lepar - Datuk Abd Rahim Muda (Umno)
N.19 Panching - Fauziah Abd Wahab (Umno)
N.20 Pulau Manis - Datuk Khairuddin Mahmud (Umno)
N.21 Peramu Jaya - Datuk Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib (Umno)
N.22 Bebar - Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff (Umno)
N.23 Chini - Mohd Sharim Md Zain (Umno)
N.24 Luit - Jamaluddin Md Marzuki (Umno)
N.25 Kuala Sentul - Mohd Khairuddin Mohd Ali Hanafiah (Umno)
N.26 Chenor - Saiful Anuar Mokhtar (Umno)
N.27 Jenderak - Datuk Rodzuan Zaaba (Umno)
N.28 Kerdau - Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad (Umno)
N.29 Jengka - Nor Hasmimi Abdul Ghani (Umno)
N.30 Mentakab - Wong Tze Shiang (MCA)
N.31 Lanchang - Datuk Razmi Sudin (Umno)
N.32 Kuala Semantan - Datuk Nor Azmi Mat Ludin (Umno)
N.33 Bilut - Wong Siew Mun (MCA)
N.34 Ketari - Datuk Amizar Abu Adam (Umno)
N.36 Pelangai - Datuk Seri Johari Harun (Umno)
N.37 Guai - Datuk Sabariah Saidin (Umno)
N.38 Triang - Yee Cheng Hwa (MCA)
N.39 Kemayan - Khaizulnizam Mohamad Zuldin (Umno)
N.40 Bukit Ibam - Datin Samsiah Arshad (Umno)
N.41 Muadzam Shah - Razali Kassim (Umno)
N.42 Tioman - Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Hussain (Umno)
