PAS deputy-president Nasharudin Mat Isa is confident that the party will be able to retain the Manik Urai state assembly seat with a higher majority than it got in the 2008 general election.

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is not interested in taking up the challenge or answering questions from Umno leaders on the issue of PAS' Islamic policies.

KUALA KRAI: Following are the facts and figures of the Manik Urai state by-election in Kelantan.

Under international law, Kelantan has no right to oil royalty as the oil and gas operations area in the Gulf of Siam is located in the zone with overlapping claims by Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Older residents believed that the name originated from a Malay beauty by the name of Mak Nik Urai who once lived in the village.

Opposition leaders are optimistic that cooperation can help PAS retain the Manik Urai seat despite several issues including the unity government proposal.

It's BN Vs PAS In Manik Urai

BN must also avoid going on personal attacks especially against top opposition leaders such as PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

"The people of Manik Urai are also not mulling over it because a people's representative (Wakil rakyat) need not be a highly qualified person compared with an MP who represents his constituency at the federal level.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today refuted the claim by PAS that there was "cah keting" (Kelantanese term for sabotage) in the selection of the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Manik Urai state seat by-election.