SHAH ALAM – The youngest and oldest candidates who contested in the Melaka polls failed to spring a surprise, with both losing the respective seats they contested.
The youngest candidate, Muhammad Mukhlisul Mubin Julasapiyah, who represented Pakatan Harapan (PH), failed to wrest the Kuala Linggi seat from Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Rosli Abdullah.
The 24-year-old lost by a majority of 4,883 votes after securing only 2,877 votes.
Meanwhile, the oldest candidate, retired Captain Mohamad Jaafar, 66, who also represented PH, failed to win the Telok Mas seat after losing to BN candidate Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman.
Mohamad secured 4,901 votes and lost by a majority of 11,114 votes.
The results saw both candidates, representing the youngest and oldest age groups in this Melaka polls, fail to break BN's dominance in their respective constituencies.