SHAH ALAM – Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Rosli Abdullah, better known as Tok Li, has won the N.01 Kuala Linggi state seat in the 16th Melaka state election with a majority of 4,883 votes.
According to the official tally from the Election Commission (EC) following today’s polling, Rosli secured a total of 7,760 votes in a three-cornered contest.
He defeated Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Mukhlis Mubin, who garnered 2,877 votes, while Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate Dr Farhana Hamzah received 439 votes.
Polling for the 16th Melaka state election took place today.
The election follows the dissolution of the 28-seat State Legislative Assembly on Sept 23, with nomination day held on Oct 31 and early voting conducted on Nov 10.
In the previous state election in 2021, BN secured 21 seats, followed by PH with five and PN with two.