Sabah titans enter the ring: Hajiji, Shafie, Bung submit nominations

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 — Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who is also Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman, together with several political party leaders, submitted their nomination papers today to contest in the 17th Sabah State Election.

Hajiji filed his nomination papers at the Dewan Seri Sulaman Nomination Centre in Tuaran to defend the Sulaman seat, which he won in the previous state polls in September 2020, with a majority of 3,099 votes.

Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, the incumbent for the Lamag seat, which he retained with a 661-vote majority in the last election, submitted his nomination papers at the Dewan Sri Lamag nomination centre in Kinabatangan.

Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal submitted his nomination papers at Dewan Arena Masyarakat in Semporna for the Senallang seat, which he won with a 4,631-vote majority in the previous election.

Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) president Tan Sri Anifah Aman, meanwhile, submitted his nomination papers at the Dewan Kesenian Islam in Membakut to contest the Bongawan seat for the first time under the GRS banner. He previously contested the same seat as a PCS candidate but was defeated.

According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 1,784,843 voters, comprising 1,760,417 regular voters, 11,697 military personnel and their spouses, and 12,729 police personnel and their spouses, are eligible to cast their ballots in this election. 

The EC has set polling for Nov 29, while early voting will be held on November 25.

For the latest news on the 17th Sabah state election, visit https://prn.bernama.com/sabah/index.php — Bernama