Nenggiri polls: Umno sec-gen claims early Barisan lead
Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claimed that Barisan Nasional had an early lead in the Nenggiri state by-election based on initial results from six polling districts which closed earlier.
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00:00All 20 voting centers for the Nengeri state-by-election closed at 6 p.m. on Saturday, four of them
00:09where there were not many voters closed at 2 p.m., while two others an hour later to
00:14make way for the vote-counting process.
00:17The votes will be tallied at the Guamusang District Council Hall, and the results are
00:22expected to be known by 9 p.m. at the earliest.
00:25Armno Secretary-General Datuk Ashraf Wajdi Dusuki said Barisan National's Mohamed Azmawi
00:32was ahead in the polls, based on votes counted from six polling centers that closed earlier.
00:38Perikatan National Campaign Operations Chief Tan Sri Anwar Musa said more than 2,000 Perikatan
00:44supporters did not come out to vote, and the high voter turnout may give Barisan National
00:49an advantage.
00:51Azmawi is contesting in a straight fight against Perikatan National's Mohamed Rizwadi Ismail
00:56in the by-election.
00:59The Election Commission said the voter turnout as of 4 p.m. was at 71.87% of the 20,259 registered
01:07voters.