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The Pakatan Harapan candidate for Bukit Batu is escalating campaign activities ahead of the July 11 Johor state election, targeting a voter turnout exceeding 60 percent to solidify his narrow 137-vote majority from 2022.
Pakatan Harapan's Bukit Batu candidate Arthur Chiong Sen Sern has filed a police report after campaign materials were sabotaged in two locations, including flags thrown into drains and billboards torn down.
Voters in Johor's Bukit Batu state seat are pressing candidates to tackle the rising cost of living, create better employment, and fix deteriorating roads and public facilities ahead of the July 11 election.
MUDA candidate M. Premanand is confident his party can secure the Bukit Batu state seat in the Johor election on July 11, banking on voter appetite for transparency and the party's previous electoral success in Puteri Wangsa.
Incumbent Bukit Batu assemblyman Arthur Chiong is seeking re-election with a stronger mandate, pointing to infrastructure improvements and regular community engagement since winning the seat narrowly in 2022.
The Malaysian Indian Congress will defend two seats in the Johor state election while exchanging one constituency with Umno as part of coalition seat-sharing arrangements under Barisan Nasional.