GE15: Kelantan Perikatan to field six new faces, Nik Abduh not contesting

KOTA BARU – Kelantan Perikatan Nasional (PN) last night announced six new faces among its lineup of parliamentary candidates for the 15th general election (GE15).

Kelantan PN chairman, Datuk Ahmad Yakob, said four new faces to be fielded are from Bersatu, namely, Datuk Khlir Mohd Nor (Ketereh), Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (Machang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli) and Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang).

The two other new faces are from PAS, namely, Datuk Mumtaz Md Nawi (Tumpat) and Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (Bachok).

“We are also retaining seven incumbents from PAS including Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (Kota Baru), Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (Kubang Kerian) and Ahmad Fadhli Shaary (Pasir Mas).

“The incumbent from Bersatu, Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz, for the Tanah Merah parliamentary seat, is also retained,” he said when speaking at the announcement of the Kelantan GE15 candidates at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium here.

Meanwhile, Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz and Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi, incumbents for Bachok and Tumpat parliamentary seats respectively, were not named as PN candidates this time.

PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the party’s action in not nominating incumbent Nik Abduh was not to kill the legacy of his father, the late Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Tuan Ibrahim stressed that he (Nik Abduh) voluntarily wanted to give his seat to another candidate, while Che Abdullah was dropped because he did not pass the Shura Ulamak Majlis vetting.

“We are not excluding Nik Abduh, on the contrary, we are fielding young candidates and there is no issue of killing the legacy of the late Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz, because this struggle is not because of individuals but rather the policies that we want to fight for,” he said.

The following is the list of Kelantan PN GE15 candidates:

P019  Tumpat - Datuk Mumtaz Md Nawi (PN-PAS) 

P020  Pengkalan Chepa - Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-PAS)

P021  Kota Bharu - Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-PAS)

P022  Pasir Mas - Ahmad Fadhli Shaary (PN-PAS)

P023  Rantau Panjang - Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PN-PAS)

P024  Kubang Kerian - Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PN-PAS)

P025  Bachok - Mohd Syahir Che Sulaiman (PN-PAS) 

P026  Ketereh - Datuk Khlir Mohd Nor (PN-Bersatu) 

P027  Tanah Merah - Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisyam Abdul Aziz (PN-Bersatu)

P028  Pasir Puteh - Datuk Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PN-PAS)

P029  Machang - Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Bersatu) 

P030  Jeli - Zahari Kechik (PN-Bersatu) 

P031  Kuala Krai - Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PN-PAS)

P032  Gua Musang - Datuk Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (PN-Bersatu) – Bernama, November 3, 2022