Bersatu president and founder Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with party leaders and supporters at the launch of the Negeri Sembilan Bersatu election machinery in Nilai on July 17, 2026. — Bernama pic By Malay Mail First Published: Friday, 17 Jul 2026 6:55 PM MYT Last Modified: Friday, 17 Jul 2026 8:38 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Bersatu will reportedly field 24 candidates under its own logo in the Negeri Sembilan election, putting it in clashes for eight seats with two other parties from its Perikatan Nasional (PN).Bernama reported that Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the candidate line-up today, a day before nominations.The party will face PAS in Serting, Ampangan, Paroi and Bagan Pinang.It will also contest against Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan) in Klawang, Sikamat, Mambau and Gemas.Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz will contest in Sikamat, while Supreme Leadership Council member Sri Sanjeevan Ramakrishnan has been named for Jeram Padang.Labu incumbent Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker will defend his seat, while former Malaysian Paralympic Council president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharidin will contest in Seri Menanti. Other candidates include Datuk V. Saravana Kumar in Nilai, Tang Jay Son in Rahang, Mahendran Ramasamy in Seremban Jaya and Datuk Zamri Md Said in Linggi.Polling will take place on August 1, with nomination day set for July 18.Full list of candidates announced by Bersatu:N02 Pertang — Mohd Faizal Fadli Mohd IdrusN03 Sungai Lui — Nazrul Hisham Abdul MansorN04 Klawang — Muhammad Adib MusaN05 Serting — Muhammad Noraffendy Mohd Salleh @ Affendy SallehN06 Palong — Rebin BirhamN07 Jeram Padang — Sri Sanjeevan RamakrishnanN09 Lenggeng — Zool Amali HussinN10 Nilai — Datuk V. Saravana KumarN12 Temiang — Fazly HamidN13 Sikamat — Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail AzizN14 Ampangan — Noor Azah HarunN15 Juasseh — Mohd Zuhaimi Md YusofN16 Seri Menanti — Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman ZaharidinN17 Senaling — Mohd Izaffi Istear KhanN20 Labu — Mohamad Hanifah Abu BakerN22 Rahang — Tang Jay SonN23 Mambau — Sarawanan Nagayah (Urimai)N24 Seremban Jaya — Mahendran Ramasamy (Urimai)N25 Paroi — Mohd Nazree Mohd YunosN28 Kota — Akmal Noradzmi Abd RahimN31 Bagan Pinang — Sheikh JunaidyN32 Linggi — Datuk Zamri Md SaidN33 Sri Tanjung — Leevineshwaraan MuruganN34 Gemas — Zolazrai Zolkapli