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Kota Kinabalu: BN Sabah will contest 41 seats in the 17th Sabah election on Nov. 29, said Chairman Bung Moktar. Candidates for another five to six seats will be revealed later as part of strategy as these are special seats.

In total, it would contest 46 or 47 seats while the remaining by Pakatan Harapan.

He said the candidates are a mix of experienced leaders and new faces especially youths and 85pc are new faces.

“The candidates come from diverse professional backgrounds, with the majority holding Bachelors, Masters, or PhD — including two doctors – Dr Elmiariezan Ardan Sulaiman in Apas and brain (neuro) surgeon Dr Shahnon Rizal Thaijuddin in Sulaman,” he said at the Umno Sabah building.

Coalition partner Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) is contesting two seats with its President Dato’ Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup cum Pensiangan MP in Sook and Japirin Sahadi in Kundasang, while MCA in Tanjung Kapor.

Five other incumbents besides Bung are Datuk Yakubah Khan in Karambunai, Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak in Usukan, Datuk Harun Durabi in Bengkoka and Datuk Jafry Ariffin in Sukau.

The full list: 

1. Banggi – Normalah Binti Rasik
2. Bengkoka – Datuk Harun Durabi
3. Pitas – Datuk Bolkiah Haji Ismail
4. Tg Kapur – Kevin Lee Sip Kin
5. Pintasan – Tadzul Bin Radim
6. Tempasuk – Dato’ Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman Dahlan
7. Usukan – Dato’ Seri Panglima Dr Mohd. Salleh Said Keruak
8. Sulaman – Dr Shahnon Rizal Thaijuddin
9. Pantai Dalit – Alfian Bin Sambas
10. Karambunai – Datuk Yakubah Khan
11. Darau – Arfandy Abdul Rahman
12. Tg Keramat – Jeffery Noor Mohamed
13.  Kawang – Datuk Jamal Norubit @ Nerub
14.  Pantai Manis – Redzuan Ismail @ Gari
15.  Bongawan – Datuk Mohamad Bin Al-Amin
16.  Membakut – Tuan Rusman Bin Dulamit
17.  Klias – Tuan Osin Bin Jilon
18.  Kuala Penyu – Datuk Awang Aslee Bin Laka
19.  Lumadan – Datuk Mohd Nazri Abdullah
20.  Kundasang – Japirin Sahadi
21.  Karanaan – Nadzmin Kamin
22.  Paginatan – Datuk Jemadi @ Junaidi Sahat
23.  Liawan – Datuk Nik Mohd Nadzri Bin Haji Nik Zawawi
24.  Sook – YB Dato’ Sri Arthur Joseph Kurup
25.  Nabawan – Lajji Binti Ompongoh
26.  Telupid – Benedict Asmat
27.  Sugut – Mohammad Arifin Bin Pachuk
28.  Labuk – Yusuf Latif
29.  Sg Manila – Zaini Bin Tiksun
30.  Sg Sibuga – YB Datuk Suhaimi Hj Nasir
31.  Sekong – Mohd Zharif Aizat Bin Datuk Samsuddin
32.  Lamag – YB Datuk Seri Panglima Bung Moktar Bin Radin
33.  Sukau – Datuk Jafry Ariffin
34.  Tungku – Puan Hajah Saleha Binti Wahid
35.  Silam – Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul
36.  Kunak – Dato’ Sri Anil Jeet Singh
37.  Bugaya – Abdul Manan Indanan
38.  Balung – Erwan Palateh
39.  Apas – Dr Elmiariezan Ardan
40.  Tg Batu – Haji Samsasuddin Yusop
41.  Sebatik – Aslan Fadli Bin Samsul Alang