Johor State Assembly · P153 Sembrong
Kahang
N31
Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 9:48 pm29 years old
BN
A purchasing director at Sunrise Bayumas Sdn Bhd since July 2022 and a Coventry University marketing graduate, Rugendran Vellayan is a 29-year-old BN (MIC) candidate for N31 who volunteers in welfare work including flood relief and Bakul Bantuan distributions.
PH
An Amanah first-time candidate for the Kahang seat (N31), Mohd Sabri Abd Kadir is a new face in a seat that BN (MIC) won in 2022.
PN
Former Puteri Wangsa assemblyman (2018-2022) Mazlan Bujang won his seat by a majority of nearly 25,000 votes, twice served as a Johor state executive councillor, and chaired Johor Bersatu before leaving the party in January 2022 and joining PAS in 2026.
Background
- Aged 29; one of MIC's young faces in the BN line-up.[1]
- Aims to use social media to reach younger voters.[1]
- Director of purchasing at Sunrise Bayumas Sdn Bhd since July 2022, having earlier been the firm's general manager and operations manager from 2021.[2]
- Holds a Bachelor in Marketing from Coventry University (2018-2021), after a business foundation programme at the same campus.[2]
- Active in welfare work including the MITRA project, MIC Johor's Bakul Bantuan distributions and flood relief; a volunteer with BRIGED MIC and the Arulmigu Rajamariamman Devasthanam temple.[2]