Mohd Sharim bin Md Zain is a

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politician and currently serves as member of State Assembly for Chini.

Political career

He joined UMNO and served as officer to his predecessor, Abu Bakar Harun who was Chini assemblyman. He currently holds position as Committee Member of UMNO Pekan as well as Youth Chief of UMNO FELDA Chini 3 Branch.

2020 Chini by-election

In July 2020, Mohd Sharim first contested to become a

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(MLA) in Chini by-election. The election was held following the death of the incumbent

(MLA) from

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(UMNO), Abu Bakar Harun on 7 May who had held the seat since

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. On 18 June, Barisan Nasional decided to nominate Mohd Sharim , who is a

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resident as its candidate for the by-election. He won the by-election after defeating two other Independent candidates, Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin (former Deputy Division Chief of

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Pekan) and Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli (Social Activist), by 12,650 majority.

Election Results

References

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