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Johor State Assembly · P141 Sekijang

Kemelah

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2022 winnerSaraswathy NallathanbyBN41.13%

Background

Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
BN

A lawyer, Johor executive councillor and three-term Tenggaroh assemblyman, now BN's MIC candidate for Kemelah; a former MIC Youth chief and son of the late Tenggaroh assemblyman Krishnasamy Shiman.

  • Tenggaroh assemblyman since 2013, winning three terms (2013, 2018 and 2022).[1]
  • A Johor executive councillor since March 2022, holding the tourism, environment, culture and heritage portfolio, then unity, culture and heritage from 2024.[1]
  • A lawyer; a legal manager at Cubit Pte Ltd from 2008 to 2013.[2]
  • Studied at Sheffield University, UK (2003-2006), after Taylor's College, Subang Jaya.[2]
  • A former MIC Youth chief (2021-2024); also Johor MIC state secretary, MIC Labis division chairman and a former national MIC Putera leader (2013-2015).[1][2]
  • Moved from the Tenggaroh seat to contest Kemelah for BN in 2026.[3]
  • Son of the late Krishnasamy Shiman, the Tenggaroh assemblyman from 1990 who was assassinated in an MIC building in 2008.[1]
Mohd Afif Abd Hamid
PH

PH's Amanah candidate for Kemelah and deputy chief of Amanah's Johor youth wing (Pemuda Amanah).

  • Deputy chief of Pemuda Amanah Johor, the youth wing of Parti Amanah Negara.[1]
  • Stands for Amanah under Pakatan Harapan in Kemelah.[2]
  • In December 2024, publicly urged PH component parties to prioritise unity and serving the people over disputes about who leads PH Johor.[3]
Uzzair Ismail
PN

A businessman and Bersatu's Sekijang division chief, now PN's candidate for Kemelah; a father of three making a second bid for a state seat after contesting Pemanis in 2022.

  • A businessman and company director since 2006; born and based in Segamat.[1]
  • Division chief of Bersatu Sekijang (P141) and a father of three.[2]
  • Contested the Pemanis state seat for PN in 2022 and lost; now stands for Bersatu under Perikatan Nasional in Kemelah.[3]

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Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
BN

A lawyer, Johor executive councillor and three-term Tenggaroh assemblyman, now BN's MIC candidate for Kemelah; a former MIC Youth chief and son of the late Tenggaroh assemblyman Krishnasamy Shiman.

Mohd Afif Abd Hamid
PH

PH's Amanah candidate for Kemelah and deputy chief of Amanah's Johor youth wing (Pemuda Amanah).

Uzzair Ismail
PN

A businessman and Bersatu's Sekijang division chief, now PN's candidate for Kemelah; a father of three making a second bid for a state seat after contesting Pemanis in 2022.

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