PKR retains Anwar loyalists, drops prominent incumbents as it fields MB to take on Azmin

PKR's general election candidates will see prominent incumbents dropped from the line-up and those loyal to party president Anwar Ibrahim retained, as it heads to the polls for the first time since its biggest split two years ago. 

The party also confirmed speculation over who will take on former deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, naming his one-time protege, Selangor Menteri Besar Aminudin Shari, as its candidate in Gombak.

Prominent incumbents who were dropped include Maria Chin Abdullah of Petaling Jaya and R Sivarasa of Sungai Buluh, neither of whom is considered "the president's man". 

Also missing from the list is Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, one of the founding members of PKR who was instrumental in the reformasi movement. 

Instead, the party is retaining the 20-something P Prabakaran, who was thrust into PKR after Tian Chua was disqualified from contesting the Batu seat.

Several candidates described by Anwar as "prominent academics and individuals" were also allocated seats which the party has little chance of winning. They include academic Noraishah Mydin, who is being fielded in Putrajaya – long seen as a bastion of Barisan Nasional and which the coalition retained even when it lost federal power in 2018.

Meanwhile, Anwar's wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will be taking on former PKR man Kamaruddin Jaafar in Bandar Tun Razak, while his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar will defend Permatang Pauh.

The following are PKR's 72 candidates for parliamentary seats at GE15:

1. R Yuneswaran - Segamat
2. Dr Zaliha Musttafa - Sekijang
3. Iskandar Shah - Pagoh 
4. Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh - Ledang
5. Onn Abu Bakar - Batu Pahat
6. Mazlee Malik - Simpang Renggam
7. Zuraidah Zainab - Tenggara 
8. Jimmu Puah Wee Tse - Tebrau
9. Hassan Karim - Pasir Gudang
10. Akmal Nasir - Johor Bahru
11. Mohd Sayfaul Ariffi Abdul Karim - Pontian
12. Rusnah Aluai - Tangga Batu
13. Adam Adli - Hang Tuah Jaya
14. Nor Azman Mohamad - Kuala Pilah
15. Jufitri Joha - Rembau 
16. Aminuddin Harun - Port Dickson
17. Saipolyazan Mat Yusop - Sungai Besar
18. Sathia Prakash Nadarajan - Hulu Selangor
19. William Leong - Selayang
20. Amirudin Shari - Gombak
21. Rodziah Ismail - Ampang
22. Abas Awang - Bera 
23. Wong Chen - Subang
24. Lee Chean Chung - Petaling Jaya
25. Ramanan Ramakrishnan - Sungai Buloh
26. Abdullah Sani - Kapar
27. Manivanan Gowin - Kuala Langat
28. Prabakaran Paramesawaran - Batu 
29. Zahir Hassan - Wangsa Maju
30. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad - Setiawangsa
31. Fahmi Fadzil - Lembah Pantai
32. Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail - Bandar Tun Razak 
33. Noraishah Mydin - Putrajaya
34. Jurey Latiff Mohd Rosli - Lenggong
35. Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail - Bagan Serai
36. Kamil Munim - Padang Rengas
37. Erman Shah - Rompin
38. Tan Kar Hing - Gopeng
39. Nik Omar - Pasir Salak
40. Shamsul Iskandar - Bagan Datuk
41. Chang Lih Kang - Tanjong Malim
42. Nurul Izzah Anwar - Permatang Pauh
43. Fadhlina Sidek - Nibong Tebal
44. Sim Tze Tzin - Bayan Baru
45. Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik - Balik Pulau
46. Mohamed Fadzil Mohd Ali - Jerlun
47. Aizuddin Ariffin - Kubang Pasu
48. Simon Ooi Tze Min - Alor Setar
49. Azman Ismail - Kuala Kedah
50. Zulkifly Mohamad - Pendang
51. Nurin Aina - Merbok
52. Muhammad Taufiq Johari - Sungai Petani
53. Karupaiya Mutusami - Padang Serai
54. Saifuddin Nasution Ismail - Kulim Bandar Baharu
55. Fathin Amelina - Arau
56. Amin Ahmad - Kangar
57. Husam Musa - Pasir Mas
58. Nor Azmiza Mamat - Bachok
59. Rahimi L Muhamud - Ketereh
60. Mohamad Suparadi Md Noor - Tanah Merah
61. Rosli Allani Abdull Kadir - Machang 
62. Asharun Uji - Gua Musang
63. Mohamad Nga - Setiu
64. Alias Ismail - Hulu Terengganu
65. Mohd Johari Mohamad - Dungun
66. Hasuni Sudin - Kemaman
67. Hassan Basri Awang Mat Dahan - Jerantut
68. Zuraidi Ismail - Indera Mahkota
69. Fuziah Salleh - Kuantan
70. Mohd Naim Zainal Abidin - Pekan
71. Rafizi Ramli - Pandan
72. Anwar Ibrahim - Tambun