Johor polls: A historic 239 in the fray in Johor


JOHOR BARU: The Johor state election this time is set to be the most crowded one in history with 239 candidates, including 16 independents, engaged in multi-cornered fights in all 56 state seats.

This is 81 more than the 158 candidates in the last general election (GE14) in 2018. For GE13 in 2013, there were only 120 candidates.

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