KUCHING: Two candidates have already won in their constituencies even before the fight began, handing over easy wins to Barisan Nasional (BN) on nomination day (April 25).
BN candidate and PBB senior vice president Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has won uncontested in the constituency of Bukit Sari and has been re-elected for his sixth term as state assemblyman.
In Bukit Kota, BN candidate Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail could be seen celebrating on the shoulders of his supporters after he was declared the uncontested winner in the constituency.
Multi-cornered fights abound throughout the state, with opposition parties PKR and DAP at loggerheads with one another in six seats, namely Mambong, Simanggang, Ngemah, Batu Kitang, Mulu and Murum.
See Chee How arriving in front of MBKS headquarters on bicycle together with supporters at 8.45am.
PKR candidate for Batu Lintang See Chee How arriving in front of MBKS headquarters on bicycle together with his supporters.
Datuk Dr Jerip Susil (BN), Sanjan Daik (DAP) and Willie Mongin (PKR) are up against one another, creating a three-cornered fight in Mambong.
A four-cornered fight between BN-SUPP Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Independent candidate Datuk Ngu Piew Seng, DAP Sri Aman branch chairman Leon Jimat Donald and PKR’s candidate Norina Umoi Utot will take place in Simanggang.
Mirroring the situation is Ngemah, with another four-cornered fight in the area featuring Richard Lias (DAP) and Thomas Laja Besi (PKR) versus Barisan incumbent Alexander Vincent and Independent candidate Joseph Jawa Kendawang.
Things are even more heated in Batu Kitang, with BN-SUPP candidate Lo Khere Chiang, PKR candidate Voon Shiak Ni, DAP candidate Abdul Aziz Isa and two Independent candidates Sulaiman Kadir and Dato Seri Othman Bojeng battling it out in the new seat.
Mulu will see two Pauls duking it out – Paul Baya (PKR) and Paul Raja (DAP) – alongside Dato Gerawat Gala (BN) and Dr Rolland Dom Mattu (Independent).
Finally in Murum, Abun Sui (PKR) is going up against Matthew Silek (DAP), besides Chukpai Ugon (BN) and Independent candidate Stanley Ajang.-Borneo Post
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