Bersatu clashes with PAS, Parti Wawasan in eight Negeri Sembilan seats

Bersatu clashes with PAS, Parti Wawasan in eight Negeri Sembilan seats



Bersatu president and founder Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with party leaders and supporters at the launch of the Negeri Sembilan Bersatu election machinery in Nilai on July 17, 2026. — Bernama pic

First Published: Friday, 17 Jul 2026 6:55 PM MYT
Last Modified: Friday, 17 Jul 2026 8:38 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Bersatu will reportedly field 24 candidates under its own logo in the Negeri Sembilan election, putting it in clashes for eight seats with two other parties from its Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Bernama reported that Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the candidate line-up today, a day before nominations.


The party will face PAS in Serting, Ampangan, Paroi and Bagan Pinang.

It will also contest against Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan) in Klawang, Sikamat, Mambau and Gemas.


Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz will contest in Sikamat, while Supreme Leadership Council member Sri Sanjeevan Ramakrishnan has been named for Jeram Padang.


Labu incumbent Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker will defend his seat, while former Malaysian Paralympic Council president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharidin will contest in Seri Menanti. Other candidates include Datuk V. Saravana Kumar in Nilai, Tang Jay Son in Rahang, Mahendran Ramasamy in Seremban Jaya and Datuk Zamri Md Said in Linggi.

Polling will take place on August 1, with nomination day set for July 18.


Full list of candidates announced by Bersatu:N02 Pertang — Mohd Faizal Fadli Mohd Idrus
N03 Sungai Lui — Nazrul Hisham Abdul Mansor
N04 Klawang — Muhammad Adib Musa
N05 Serting — Muhammad Noraffendy Mohd Salleh @ Affendy Salleh
N06 Palong — Rebin Birham
N07 Jeram Padang — Sri Sanjeevan Ramakrishnan
N09 Lenggeng — Zool Amali Hussin
N10 Nilai — Datuk V. Saravana Kumar
N12 Temiang — Fazly Hamid
N13 Sikamat — Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz
N14 Ampangan — Noor Azah Harun
N15 Juasseh — Mohd Zuhaimi Md Yusof
N16 Seri Menanti — Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharidin
N17 Senaling — Mohd Izaffi Istear Khan
N20 Labu — Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker
N22 Rahang — Tang Jay Son
N23 Mambau — Sarawanan Nagayah (Urimai)
N24 Seremban Jaya — Mahendran Ramasamy (Urimai)
N25 Paroi — Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunos
N28 Kota — Akmal Noradzmi Abd Rahim
N31 Bagan Pinang — Sheikh Junaidy
N32 Linggi — Datuk Zamri Md Said
N33 Sri Tanjung — Leevineshwaraan Murugan
N34 Gemas — Zolazrai Zolkapli