BN to retain Mahkota with 10,000 vote majority

Kluang Umno is confident that BN would retain the Mahkota state seat with a 10,000 majority in the by-election, said its chief Jais Sarday.

The figure is twice the number of majority that the late Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain obtained in a four cornered tussle during the state polls in March 2022.

“If this (BN-PH) cooperation can be translated in that context, I’m confident we can achieve (a 10,000 majority win).

“The state election back then and this by-election aren’t much different. Voter turnout during the state election was around 57%, and this time, I expect it to be no more than 70%,” he told a press conference at the World Trade Center Kuala Lumpur.

He dismissed the notion that Umno would deploy similar election strategies as used in Nenggiri due to the multiracial composition of the voters in Mahkota.

Mahkota’s electorate comprises about 56% Malays, 38% Chinese and roughly 18% Indians.

“The composition of voters is different and (in Mahkota) there are a total of 18 polling districts, out of which, eight are dominated by non-Malays and the remaining 10 by Malays.

“So, it’s not the same, but we will consider a similar strategy to how we won (Mahkota) in the last state election,” he said.

The Mahkota by-election was called following Sharifah Azizah’s death on Aug 2. Nominations will be held on Sept 14 and early voting on Sept 24.

Mahkota votes on Sept 28.