MELAKA, Oct 30 — The race for the 28 State Legislative Assembly seats in the 16th Melaka state election is heating up, with 75 candidates announced so far by the five coalitions and parties set to contest.

The process of announcing candidates began as early as August, with Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) being the first to unveil its 16 candidates.

This was followed by Pakatan Harapan (PH), which announced on October 24 that it would contest 21 seats, the coalition later added three more, bringing its total to 24 seats.

Within this coalition, 10 seats have been allocated to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), seven to the DAP, and seven to Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).