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KUALA LUMPUR – The Election Commission (EC) has announced Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Amizar Abu Adam as the victor of the Pelangai state by-election, after an impressive 72.12% voter turnout for the polls today.
The Umno man garnered some 62.37% of votes cast in the polls today.
Amizar received 7,324 votes compared to the 4,375 managed by Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Kassim Samat and 47 by independent Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli.
All ballot boxes, from 30 streams, were taken to the vote-tallying centre at Dewan Orang Ramai Felda Kemasul.
At 4pm, the EC said that the voter turnout had reached 64%, Bernama reported.
Voting earlier took place at nine polling stations in good weather.
16,456 electors were eligible to vote in the by-election of the state seat, including 73 postal ballots issued for 36 police personnel and three overseas absentee voters.
In the 15th general election, BN’s Datuk Seri Johari Harun won the seat with a 4,048-vote majority, defeating Kasim Samat of PN who garnered 3,260 votes, Ahmed Wafiuddin Shamsuri of Pakatan Harapan (2,031 votes) and Isa Ahmad of Pejuang (65 votes).
Johari, 53, later died in the Elmina crash on August 17 this year, forcing this by-election. – The Vibes, October 7, 2023
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