PAS picks Dr Zulkefli for Galas

GUA MUSANG, Oct 22 — PAS picked Gua Musang deputy chief Dr Zulkefli Mohamad as Pakatan Rakyat candidate for the November 4 Galas vote.

Dr Zulkefli was the Gua Musang parliamentary seat candidate in Election 2008, losing to Tengku Razaleigh, who has been appointed as the election director for this highly anticipated by-election, the 13th since the general election.

The announcement was made by Kelantan mentri besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat last night. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was also present.

Nomination is slated for October 26. Both nomination and voting days are the same as for the Batu Sapi by-election in Sabah.

The seat became vacant following the unfortunate death of PAS’s Che Hashim Sulaima from cancer on September 27.

In Election 2008, Che Hashim beat BN’s Mohd Saufi Deraman by a margin of 646