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Melaka Polls: Adly In Four-cornered Contest For Bukit Katil Seat

31/10/2026 11:30 AM

MELAKA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Adly Zahari faces a four-cornered contest as he seeks to retain his Bukit Katil state seat in the 16th Melaka State Election.

His challengers are Ridzuan Sarif of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Dr Aliza Che Amran of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin.

Returning officer Shaifulfazlee Mohamad announced that all four candidates were eligible to contest after nominations closed at Dewan Tun Ali here at 10 am today.

In the 15th Melaka State Election, Adly won the seat with a majority of 1,057 votes, defeating Datuk Hasnoor Sdg Husin of Barisan Nasional (BN), Muhammad Al Afiz Yahya of PN and independent candidate Abdul Hamid.

Polling day is set for Nov 14, with early voting on Nov 10.

For the latest updates on the 16th Melaka state election, visit https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/.

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