KUALA LUMPUR: The unofficial results of the Mahkota state seat by-election today show Barisan Nasional (BN) retaining the seat with a landslide victory.
The victory was announced by Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki at BN's Command Centre for the Mahkota by-election.
According to the unofficial results displayed, BN candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah (pic) secured a resounding lead over Perikatan Nasional's (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar, with a majority of 20,609 votes after the counting of all 121 ballot boxes at 7.50 pm.
Syed Hussien polled 27,941 votes while Mohamad Haizan obtained only 7,332 votes.
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In the 2022 State Election, Sharifah Azizah, representing BN, won with a majority of 5,166 votes in a four-cornered contest involving candidates from Pakatan Harapan (PH), PN and Warisan.
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