PETALING JAYA: It will be a six-cornered fight for the Larkin seat in the Johor polls as the Election Commission accepted nomination papers from all candidates before nominations closed at 10am on Saturday (Feb 26).

       Returning officer Datuk Abdul Rahman Salleh said he was satisfied by the nomination forms from all six of the candidates vying for the seat.

       In the fray are Barisan Nasional's Hairi Mad Shah, Mohamad Riadz Mohamad Hashim from Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, Muda's Rasid Abu Bakar, Perikatan Nasional's Zulkifli Bujang, Dr Zamil Najwah from PKR and Independent Norramadan Buan.

       In the 14th general election, Datuk Mohd Izhar Ahmad won the seat on the Bersatu ticket with a majority of 8,590.