Wan Dzahanurin bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Kandis since August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Kota Raja of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. He previously served as Member of the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and Division Deputy Chairman of PH of Kota Raja.
Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Kandis | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Zawawi Mughni (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 167 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wan Dzahanurin bin Ahmad |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) |
| Other political affiliations | Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editMember of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)
edit2023 Selangor state election
editIn the 2023 Selangor state election, Wan Dzahanurin made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest the Sungai Kandis state seat. Wan Dzahanurin won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Sungai Kandis MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Zawawi Mughni of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of only 167 votes.[1] However, his victory was controversial as the PH supporters protested about an alleged discrepancy and claimed that the unreturned ballots did not tally with the official results.[2] There was also initially a plan by PH to challenge by filing an election petition against the results[3] but subsequently PH did not go ahead with the plan.[4]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N49 Sungai Kandis | Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad (BERSATU) | 28,926 | 49.01% | Zawawi Mughni (PKR) | 28,759 | 48.72% | 59,026 | 167 | 75.09% | ||
| Afriena Shaqira Sariff (MUDA) | 1,341 | 2.27% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Malaysia :
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2021)[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "State polls: Perikatan's Wan Dzahanurin wins Sungai Kandis". The Star. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Selangor PH to challenge 4 seats won by PN in state polls, says MB". Free Malaysia Today. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "PH tidak teruskan petisyen bantahan keputusan PRN tiga DUN". Harian Metro (in Malay). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Pingat Pangkuan Negara Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
