Unofficial: Barisan wins Nenggiri with more than 3,000 vote majority
Barisan Nasional has unofficially emerged victorious in the Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan, snatching the seat from PAS.
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00:00Perikatan National has conceded defeat in the Nengeri by-election.
00:05In a Facebook post, the coalition's by-election operations director, Tanshri Anwar Musa, congratulated
00:12Barisan National on winning the state seat and emphasized the need to respect the decision
00:17made by the people of Nengeri.
00:19Updates from UMNO Secretary-General Datuk Dr. Ashraf Wajdi Dusuki's Facebook livestream
00:25from Barisan's Nengeri operations room showed celebrations following their victory.
00:36As of 8.16pm, unofficial results indicated that Mohammad Azmawi had secured 9,113 votes,
00:44while past candidate Mohammad Rizwadi Ismail, representing Perikatan, had garnered 5,741
00:51votes, with all 47 voting channels counted.
00:55Voter turnout was recorded at over 71% as of 4pm, which the Election Commission noted
01:02was higher than the 61.09% recorded during last year's state elections.
01:08Mohammad Azmawi's victory means Barisan has secured its third seat in the Kelantan State
01:13Assembly, while the remaining 42 out of 45 seats are held by Perikatan.
01:19This marks the first by-election since the 15th general election, in which the incumbent
01:24party lost to a challenger.
01:26The Nengeri by-election was called after the seat was declared vacant on June 19, following
01:32the cessation of former Nengeri Assemblyman Mohammad Azizi Abu Naim's membership in Bersatu
01:38on June 13.
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