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SHAH ALAM - Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Ngwe Hee Sem, also known as Ah Sem, has won the N.08 Machap Jaya state seat with a majority of 2,236 votes.
Ngwe secured 6,686 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Ginie Lim, who received 4,450 votes.
Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate Prasanth Kumar Brakasam finished third with 281 votes.
The election followed the dissolution of the 28-seat 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 won 21 seats, while PH secured five and PN obtained two.
