Hasbi will defend seat in straight fight against PKR’s Racha Balang in Limbang

Hasbi Habibollah (left) and Racha strike a pose after submitting their nomination documents. Photo credit: Pusat Maklumat Rakyat Limbang

KUCHING, Nov 5: It will be a straight fight between Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS-PBB) candidate Datuk Hasbi Habibollah and Racha Balang of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in P221 Limbang.

Hasbi, who is the incumbent for Limbang, will be defending his seat for the fourth term in this 15th General Election (GE15) after winning it since 2008.

Previously, in GE14 (2018), he won against Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Dr Ricardo Osmund Yampil Baba in a straight fight with a majority of 7,710 votes.

Meanwhile, Racha Balang was announced as PKR’s candidate for Limbang by party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Nov 1.

He was among the 12 new faces out of 16 candidates announced by Anwar in Miri on Nov 1. — DayakDaily