[CURRENT TALLY] Melaka State Election: PH leads BN by 74 votes in closely contested Machap Jaya

HANG TUAH JAYA - Pakatan Harapan (PH) is leading by 74 votes in the Machap Jaya state seat based on the current (unofficial) tally as of 7.30pm.

PH candidate Datuk Ginie Lim secured 1,143 votes, while Barisan Nasional's (BN) Datuk Ngwe See Hem garnered 1,069 votes.

Meanwhile, B Prasath Kumar of Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) received 39 votes across seven polling streams.

Machap Jaya is among the closely watched constituencies in the 16th Melaka State Election, with the contest between PH and BN emerging as a tight race.

The tally remains subject to the Election Commission's official announcement.