Johor State Assembly · P163 Kulai
Bukit Batu
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Johor Election 2026 results
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Director of Lovena Group of Companies, Chiong Sen Sern has represented Bukit Batu for PH (PKR) since 2022 and serves as economic bureau chief of the PKR Johor state leadership council, holding an MBA from the University of Sunderland.
56 years old
A unit manager at Great Eastern Malaysia and director of Om Sre Kubbiran, Kumaran Ramakrishnan is the BN (MIC) candidate.
53 years old
A consultant and trainer with a background in grassroots volunteer work, Premanand Maniam served on the front line during the Johor floods, distributing aid and supporting post-disaster recovery, and now leads MUDA's Kulai division.
29 years old
A University of Hertfordshire law graduate and financial-planning consultant at AIA Bhd since 2022, Tamili Gopalakrishnan is in the process of being admitted to the Malayan Bar after completing the Barrister Training Course in England; a BERSAMA candidate.
63 years old
Dato' Kamaruzaman Ali, a former BN (UMNO) assemblyman who won the Bukit Permai seat at the 12th general election (2008) with a 5,192-vote majority and now executive chairman of a defence-engineering company.
Background
- Chinese name 张善深.[1]
- Aged 36; born in Batu Pahat; holds a Business Administration degree from California State University Long Beach and an MBA from the University of Sunderland.[2]
- Bukit Batu assemblyman since 2022, winning the seat by a slim 137-vote majority; director of the Lovena Group of Companies.[2]
- Economic bureau chief of the PKR Johor state leadership council and PKR Pulai branch chief.[2]
- Born in Batu Pahat, Johor and aged 36; besides an MBA from the University of Sunderland, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach (2012) and is chief of the Kulai division.[3]
- From and based in Kluang, and married; a director of Om Sre Kubbiran and a unit manager at Great Eastern Malaysia.[1]
- A husband and father; a consultant, trainer and professional[1]
- Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt mentor based in Kulai, Johor.[2]
- An HRDC-certified trainer, lecturer and consultant, and a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt; works with NMD Training & Consultation; educated at Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar and the International Business School of Scandinavia.[3]
- Started out in grassroots volunteer work and community service, and was active in the 2022 Johor election in the Bukit Permai state seat and the Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat[1]
- On the front line during the Johor floods, distributing aid, carrying out rescues and helping post-disaster recovery[1]
- Leadership built on five principles: Service Before Self, high accountability, data-driven decisions, community empowerment and sustainable development[1]
- Aged 29 and a Kulai native.[1]
- Earned a law degree from the University of Hertfordshire.[1]
- Took the Barrister Training Course for the England and Wales Bar qualification.[1]
- Now in the process of being admitted to practise at the Malayan Bar.[1]
- Currently a financial-planning consultant at AIA Bhd (since 2022) while pursuing her legal qualification.[1]
- Worked various part-time jobs as a clerk, salesperson and insurance agent while studying.[1]
- Publicly declared their assets on 23 June 2026; the full declaration is public.[2]
- Holds the Dato' title; a former BN (UMNO) assemblyman for Bukit Permai for one term (8 March 2008 - 3 April 2013), winning the seat at the 12th general election with a 5,192-vote majority.[1][2]
- Executive chairman of Global Engineering Automation Resources (M) Sdn Bhd (GEAR) since 2013 and chief executive of Gear Technology (London) since 2021, in the defence and space industry; holds an MBA from the University of East London.[3]