SHAH ALAM - DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has lost his Chennah state seat to Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Siow Kong Choon based on the early unofficial vote count in today’s Negeri Sembilan state election.
Based on unofficial results released at 8pm, BN’s candidate Siow had taken an early lead over Loke who contested under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner.
Early figures from two of the 31 polling streams showed Siow ahead with 4,996 votes, while Loke trailed with 4,607 votes.
Chennah is among the closely watched constituencies in the Negeri Sembilan state election, with Loke seeking to retain the seat he won in the previous state polls.
In the last election, Loke secured victory in Chennah with a majority of 2,200 votes.
Meanwhile, DAP's Veerapan Superamaniam contesting at the Repah seat is also trailing behind BN's Koh Kim Swee (MCA).
Koh leads with 9,566 votes, while Veerapan has 9,014 votes.
In total, DAP is contesting in 11 Negeri Sembilan state seats. DAP is leading in all other 9 seats.