Candidate · N16 Sungai Balang (2026)
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Overall due diligence
Insufficient evidence
Enhanced due diligence required
The records cover only two state-election results and reporting on his party's candidate selection; no company, court, regulatory or financial records were supplied, so the profile cannot be assessed beyond his political office.
Electoral resilience
High
Won Sungai Balang twice for UMNO/BN, majority rising from 2,293 (2022) to 8,926 (2026).
Political continuity
Stable
Contested both elections under UMNO/BN with no party change in the records; the 2022 change was of candidate nomination within the same party, not a switch by him.
Integrity signal
Open
No allegation, charge or court case appears in the records, but no MACC, court or regulatory check was supplied, so the position is untested rather than established.
Financial / corporate
Open
No SSM company search, GLC/foundation appointment, asset declaration or credit check is covered by the records.
How much due-diligence attention each area needs — not a finding of wrongdoing.
Two-term state assemblyman for UMNO/BN, a politically exposed office, with no other positions recorded.
Only intra-party candidacy relationships are documented; no wider network of appointments or dealings appears.
The records contain nothing on contracts, tenders or state-linked procurement.
No directorships, shareholdings, GLC or foundation roles are recorded.
No court, civil or criminal matters appear in the records.
No regulatory or enforcement findings are covered; the reports record no wrongdoing.
No asset or income declaration information is included in the records.
Reporting records a contested nomination and a denial that he lacked grassroots support in his area.
The public record supplied on Selamat bin Takim is limited to official election results for N16 Sungai Balang in 2022 and 2026 and news reports on his party's candidate selection. Those records show a two-term UMNO/BN state assemblyman who was substituted in as candidate in February 2022, rejected claims he lacked grassroots support, and widened his majority from 2,293 to 8,926 votes. No corporate, financial, procurement or litigation information is included, and the reports record no integrity allegations. Assessment therefore remains at insufficient: the position is unexamined on all due-diligence dimensions other than his electoral and party record, and the open areas must be checked directly with official sources.
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No specific promises found in credible reporting yet.
No biography collected yet.
Arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, acquittals and pardons as reported by credible sources. Each item is marked with its stage — a charge is not a conviction — and outcomes are listed where reported.
No legal history found in the sources collected so far.
Allegations and investigations as reported by credible outlets. An allegation is not a finding; read each with its stage and source.
Astro Awani reported that Selamat Takim denied claims that he lacked grassroots support, which had been cited as a reason for resistance to his candidacy in the area.
“Isu pertukaran calon adalah proses normal ketika rundingan. Kepimpinan tertinggi yang tentukan siapa calon terbaik. Tidak ada isu penolakan”
Bernama reported that Selamat Takim is the incumbent Sungai Balang state assemblyman for Barisan Nasional (UMNO), defending the seat in a three-cornered contest in the 16th Johor State Election.
“In the 16th Johor State Election, Ayna Soraya is involved in a three-cornered contest against incumbent Sungai Balang assemblyman Selamat Takim of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Muhammad Amin Sailan.”
Free Malaysia Today reported that Barisan Nasional candidate Selamat Takim won the Sungai Balang state seat with a majority of 8,926 votes in the Johor state election.
“RASMI: Calon BN, Selamat Takim menang di Sungai Balang dengan majoriti 8,926 undi.”
Malaysiakini reported that Selamat Takim said he is an Umno member who complies with party orders and accepts the leadership's decision on candidacy, and that Mohd Helmi Abdul Latif accepts the change and will assist his campaign.
““Niat saya sebagai seorang ahli Umno yang patuh pada perintah parti dan segala keputusan yang telah diputuskan pucuk pimpinan saya sebagai ahli Umno yang akan mewakili BN akur dengan keputusan tersebut.”
Malaysiakini reported that Selamat Takim, 57, was named the Umno/BN candidate for the Sungai Balang state seat, replacing Mohd Helmi Abdul Latif less than 24 hours after the earlier announcement by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“Selamat, 57, dinamakan menggantikan Mohd Helmi Abdul Latif yang sebelum itu diumumkan oleh Presiden Umno Ahmad Zahid Hamidi untuk bertanding di DUN Sungai Balang.”
Contested 2 elections, won 2.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor state election 2026 | N16 Sungai Balang | UMNO · BN | 13,908 60.8% | Won by 8,926 |
| Johor state election 2022 | N16 Sungai Balang | UMNO · BN | 8,294 45.6% | Won by 2,293 |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
Collected automatically from credible outlets and Wikipedia, then cross-checked: Verified items match the official record, Confirmed items were reported by two or more different outlets, and single-source items are one outlet’s report. Partisan and anonymous claims are never shown.