by Reena Raj

THREE teenagers — who randomly entered their birth certificate numbers into the electoral poll — were shocked to find strangers registered under them.

PERAK Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will file at least six election petitions pertaining to the results of state seats during the recent general elections.

State opposition leader Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the petitions were for the seats of Manong, Lubuk Merbau, Manjoi, Pasir Panjang, Selama and Alor Pongsu.

There could be more than six petitions filed, as the party is in the midst of gathering more details and evidence.

DATUK Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir has taken the oath of the office the Perak state Menteri Besar before Raja muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shahat the Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar at 10.43am today.

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POLITICAL campaigning is similar to a door-to-door salesman's job, where he needs to convince customers as to why his product is better than others in the market.

This is what PKR’s Tualang Sekah state seat candidate Baldeep Singh is trying to 'sell' to the voters daily on his campaign trail.

SIX men have been arrested in connection with the assault of a politician on Sunday.

State contingent police media spokesman on the general election Supt Maszely Minhad said in the 6.30pm incident, the 32-year-old politician’s car was blocked by the suspects who arrived in two cars.

He said the victim, who was on his way to Bidor, was asked to step out before the suspects punched him in his face.

BARISAN Nasional's (BN) Datuk S.K. Devamany is stuck in a rut trying to retake the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat for the party.

IPOH Barat constituency sees more than two corner fights in its parliament and state seats.

At 10am, the Ipoh Barat RO Omor Saad closed the nominations at 10am sharp and made the official announcement minutes after that.

He said all the nominations were accepted.

For Ipoh Barat parliamentary, incumbent M. Kulasegaran from DAP will meet MCA's new face Dr Cheng Wei Yee as well as independent candidate Kalwant Singh, 47, a lawyer.