GE14 | At a glance, the two main contenders for the marginal seat of Lembah Pantai have much in common. Both come from families of senior civil servants, attended elite schools and were educated abroad.

Trained as an accountant in the UK, Umno Lembah Pantai division chief Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin is slated to face US-trained chemical engineer and PKR Lembah Pantai Youth chief Fahmi Fadzil in the polls.

For these privileged men, their campaign has hitherto focused on the less affluent parts of the constituency, such as Kampung Kerinchi and Kampung Abdullah Hukum, where about 45 percent of the constituents live.

This is where their similarities end...