BN's Fairul Nizam wins Asahan with 9,158-vote majority

SHAH ALAM - Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Fairul Nizam Roslan has won the N.10 Asahan state seat with a majority of 9,158 votes, according to official results announced by the Election Commission (EC).

Fairul secured 11,731 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Denesh Palasubramaniam, who garnered 2,573 votes.

The result gives BN a majority of 9,158 votes in the constituency.

The election follows the dissolution of the 28-seat Melaka State Legislative Assembly on Sept 23, with nomination day held on Oct 31 and early voting conducted on Nov 10.

In the previous state election in 2021, BN secured 21 seats, followed by PH with five and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with two.