Malacca polls: Norhizam denies contesting on Pejuang ticket
Former Pengkalan Batu assemblyperson Norhizam Hassan Baktee has denied he is contesting under the ticket of Parti Pejuang Tanah Air in the Malacca state election scheduled on Nov 20.
He said he would remain independent without being a member of any political party.
"I have been independent, and now I...
Former Pengkalan Batu assemblyperson Norhizam Hassan Baktee has denied he is contesting under the ticket of Parti Pejuang Tanah Air in the Malacca state election scheduled on Nov 20.
He said he would remain independent without being a member of any political party.
"I have been independent, and now I am still independent in carrying out my work. I will be calling the media soon,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
Earlier today, it was reported that Norhizam is going to be the sole Pejuang candidate in the Malacca election.
Norhizam, 55, was formerly the state executive councillor in charge of agriculture, livestock, entrepreneur development, and cooperative.
He won the Pengkalan Batu seat on a Pakatan Harapan ticket in the 14h general election (GE14).
However, on March 2, 2020, Norhizam who was also Malacca DAP deputy chair pledged his support for the new state government under Perikatan Nasional (PN) and was sacked by DAP.
The Election Commission set the polling day for the coming Malacca elections on Nov 20 while nomination day will be Nov 8 and early voting Nov 16.
The election was called following the dissolution of the state legislative assembly on Oct 4, when four assemblypersons withdrew their support for then Malacca chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali.
They were Norhizam, Idris Haron (BN-Sungai Udang), Nor Azman Hassan (BN-Pantai Kundor), and Noor Effandi Ahmad (Bersatu-Telok Mas).
- Bernama
