Kuala Lumpur: Unofficial results show Barisan Nasional (BN) has recaptured the Nenggiri state seat in Kelantan, said Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
Asyraf Wajdi said BN candidate Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani won by a majority of 3,372 votes in the by-election Saturday, polling 9,113 votes against the 5,741 votes obtained by PAS candidate Mohd Rizwadi Ismail, representing Perikatan Nasional (PN).
“Previously, BN (in the 15th Kelantan state election) lost by 810 votes ... this time BN won by a big majority of 3,372 votes,” he said in a live video streaming on his Facebook.
The by-election is a straight fight between Mohd Azmawi, representing the Unity Government, and Mohd Rizwadi.
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In the Kelantan state election in August last year, Mohd Azizi defeated BN candidate Ab Aziz Yussof by a majority of 810 votes.
The voter turnout for the Nenggiri state by-election as of 2pm was 63.58 per cent, exceeding the Election Commission’s (EC) SPR) expectations of 60 per cent.
It also exceeded the voter turnout recorded in the 15th State Election in August last year which was 61.09 per cent.
There are 20,216 ordinary voters in Nenggiri out of a total of 20,259 registered voters.
A total of 20 polling centres involving 46 channels opened simultaneously at 8am Saturday for the by-election, with four of them closed at 2pm.
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