Pakatan has both ends of the age scale covered: A 24-year-old law grad and a retired captain, 66

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The youngest candidate in the 16th Melaka state election, Muhammad Mukhlisul Mubin Julasapiyah, will contest the Kuala Linggi state seat.

Representing Pakatan Harapan (PH), the 24-year-old from Parti Amanah and a law graduate of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia faces a three-cornered fight for the seat.

He will be challenged by incumbent Datuk Rosli Abdullah of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Dr Nur Farhana Hamzah of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama).

In the 2021 Melaka polls, PH’s Farzana Hayani Nasir set the youngest-candidate record, at 21.

Kuala Linggi is one of five state seats under the Masjid Tanah parliamentary constituency, with 15,483 registered voters eligible to cast their ballots this time around.

Meanwhile, Capt (Rtd) Mohamad Jaafar, 66, also representing PH, is the oldest candidate in this election, contesting the Telok Mas seat against incumbent Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman of BN and Muhammad Hazwan Mustafa of Bersama.

The oldest candidate in the previous polls was Datuk Kalsom Noordin, 68, who contested the Pengkalan Batu seat on a BN ticket.

Telok Mas is one of five state seats under the Kota Melaka parliamentary constituency, with 29,751 eligible registered voters.

Of the 79 candidates in this election, 14 are women, a slight decline from the previous election, which saw 16 women among 112 candidates, with PH fielding the most female candidates at six.

The Election Commission has set November 14 as polling day, with early voting on November 10.

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

* Editor’s note: Capt (Rtd) stands for Captain (Retired), or Kapten (Bersara) in Malay. Amanah is the short name for Parti Amanah Negara.

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吉隆坡，10月31日——第16届马六甲州选举最年轻的候选人Muhammad Mukhlisul Mubin Julasapiyah将竞选瓜拉宁宜州议席。

这位来自诚信党、毕业于马来西亚国民大学法律系的 24 岁议员，代表希盟，面临着席位的三角逐。

他将受到国阵（BN）现任拿督罗斯里阿卜杜拉和马来西亚团结党（Bersama）努尔法哈纳哈姆扎博士的挑战。

在 2021 年马六甲州选举中，希望联盟的法尔扎娜·哈亚尼·纳西尔以 21 岁的年龄创下了最年轻候选人的纪录。

瓜拉林吉是马斯吉德丹那国会选区下辖的五个州议席之一，此次选举共有 15,483 名登记选民有资格投票。

与此同时，66岁的莫哈末贾法上尉（Rtd）也代表希盟，是这次选举中最年长的候选人，与现任国阵拿督阿都拉萨阿都拉曼和团结党的穆罕默德哈兹万穆斯塔法争夺直落马斯议席。

之前民意调查中最年长的候选人是 68 岁的拿督卡尔森诺丁 (Datuk Kalsom Noordin)，他以国阵的选票角逐彭卡兰峇都 (Pengkalan Batu) 议席。

直落马士是哥打马六甲国会选区下辖的五个州议席之一，共有 29,751 名符合资格的注册选民。

本次选举共有 79 名候选人，其中 14 名为女性，略低于上次选举的 112 名候选人中的 16 名女性，而希望联盟 (PH) 派出的女性候选人最多，共有 6 名。

选举委员会已将11月14日定为投票日，提前投票将于11月10日开始。

有关第16届马六甲州选举的最新消息，请访问https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/。——马新社

*编者注：Capt (Rtd) 在马来语中代表上尉（退休）或 Kapten (Bersara)。 Amanah 是 Parti Amanah Negara 的简称。

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