KUANTAN – PAS’ women’s wing branch leader Nor Idayu Hashim has been named Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) candidate in the by-election for the Tioman state seat to be held early next month.
Pahang PN chairman Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said Nor Idayu, 35, who is a housewife, was selected to represent the voices of women in the state assembly.
“She is a ‘muslimat’ among the local women leaders and is capable of understanding the aspirations of the grassroots,” he said in a statement today.
Nor Idayu, born at Felda Jengka 13 in Maran here, holds a diploma in accounting from Universiti Teknologi Mara’s branch in Machang, Kelantan.
She is Tioman PAS Youth leader Muhammad Daud’s wife. The couple has three children.
Polling for the Tioman state seat was supposed to be held on November 19, but was postponed following the death of one of the candidates contesting for the seat, Md Yunus Ramli of PN, at 3.30am on that day.
It was supposed to involve a five-cornered fight among Yunus; Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Hussain, who is the incumbent; Sulaiman Bakar (independent); Osman A. Bakar (Pejuang); and Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly (Pakatan Harapan).
Following that, the Election Commission has set December 7 as polling day, while the nomination is tomorrow and early voting is on December 3.
The electoral roll to be used for the election contains a total of 28,465 electors, consisting of 28,200 ordinary electors, 262 police personnel, and three absentee voters abroad. – Bernama, November 23, 2022
