PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar looks set to be the party's candidate in Permatang Pauh at the next general election, while incumbent Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is likely to be fielded in the Klang Valley.

Several party sources told Malaysiakini that they do not expect Nurul Izzah to hold on to Lembah Pantai which she has been representing for two terms due to the allegedly aggressive manipulation of voter demographics.

One source said 6,598 new voters in Lembah Pantai from the police force have been transferred to the constituency since the 2013 general election.

"With 7,000 incoming voters from Segambut, she has now become an underdog. Should we still place her at Lembah Pantai? It's never the strategy of the party to leave a central leader in a dangerous seat," said another source.

Nurul Izzah retained the Lembah Pantai seat by a sliver against BN's Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, scoring a 1,874-vote majority, which is translated to just a three-percent edge over her rival...