KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 14 -- A total of 325 potential candidates for the Sabah state polls have paid their election deposit of RM5,000 each so far.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun confirmed this to the media when visiting Dewan Sri Putatan near here, which will be the nomination centre tomorrow for those contesting in Tanjung Aru, Tanjung Keramat, and Petagas.

"This means that almost certainly more than 300 individuals have expressed their intention to contest," he said.

As of today, he said the EC has sold over 3,400 nomination forms.

"I do not have the exact figure, but it is more than 3,400 forms that have been sold at all our offices, through the ROs (returning officers), as well as at the headquarters," he ...