As up to the objection period at 11am, 29 MARCH 2009:
BUKIT SELAMBAU-The biggest field of candidates where 15 aspiring candidates filed papers, including Barisan Nasional’s Datuk S.Ganesan and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s S.Manikumar. All candidates were accepted without any objections.
Bukit Selambau has 35,140 voters (15 postal voters) with Malays making up 50.2%, Indians (29.5%), Chinese (19.3%) and others (1%).
In the unprecedented 15-way fight for Bukit Selambau, Ganesan faces the task of wresting the state seat from PKR which held it until V.Arumugam quit last month.
In addition to the two main players, the aspiring candidates are L.Sarala, T.Chandrarajan, R.Loganathan, Tan Hock Huat, Zaharan Abdullah, Major(R) Mohd Fadzli Wahab, Anuar Abdul Hamid, A.Jayagopal, Husaini Yaacob, Abdul Rahim Abu, S.Moganakumar, Venason Michael and Kamis Awang.
SCENARIO AT BUKIT GANTANG
BUKIT GANTANG ousted Menteri Besar Perak-Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin faces Barisan Nasional’s Ismail Safian and businessman Kamarul Ramizu Idris. There were three objections but all were rejected.
Bukit Gantang has 55,562 registered voters, including 136 voters, of whom 63.5% are Malays, Chinese (27.1%), Indians (9.1 %) and others.
BATANG AI - BN’s Malcolm Mussen Lamoh squares off in a straight fight with PKR’s Jawah Gerang. Two objections were filed but both were rejected. In Batang Ai, there are 8,006 registered voters (43 postal voters) with the Ibans making up 95% and the rest being Malays, Chinese and others.
FANFARE OF ACCOMPANYING SUPPORTERS AT BUKIT GANTANG
Among the 15,000-odd BN supporters accompanying their candidate were UMNO Vice-President Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Wanita UMNO Chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, MIC President Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu and MCA Deputy President Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek.
The PKR supporters were led by the party's Vice-President, Azmin Ali.
UMNO Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Vice-President Datuk Zahid Hamidi led the BN charge for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat as they walked to the nomination centre with Ismail and Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
Nizar's contingent included PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
The Barisan Nasional candidate, Datuk V.Ganesan arrived at the nomination centre accompanied by Director of Operation Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, former Menteri Besar Datuk Mahadzir Khalid and MIC Party Chief, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu, Deputy President Datuk G. Palanivel, Vice President Datuk S.Sothinathan and party Secretary General Datuk S.Subramaniam. The PKR candidate S.Manikumar was accompanied PKR Vice President Azmin Ali, who is the party's election director.
The third UMNO Vice-President Datuk Shafie Apdal is in charge of the Batang Ai state seat campaign.
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In TAIPING police closed up five roads leading to Taiping town – Jalan Sultan Mansur, Jalan Kota, Jalan Taming Sari, Jalan Temenggong and Jalan Berek – at 6am.
Meanwhile, in LUBOK ANTU, Sarawak, the 38km road leading to Lubok Antu from the junction with the Sri Aman-Miri trunk road was jammed since early morning as many vehicles carrying party supporters, election workers and dignitaries, headed there.
LOCAL PUBLIC RESPONSE
MORE OPPORTUNISTS made their debut selling their ware and trading at the vicinity of the happenings grounds as early as 6 in the morning, indifferent to the presence of FRU and mobbing supporters.
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