LIVE UPDATES ON JOHOR STATE ELECTION
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12.19am: EC: Amira Aisya wins in Puteri Wangsa for Muda's sole victory in Johor polls.
12:05am: EC: BN wins Johor polls with 40 seats, PH (11), PN (3), PKR (1), Muda (1).
11:32pm: EC: BN wins Johor polls with 29 seats as of 11.05pm.
11.25pm: EC: BN has secured 33 seats, PH (7 seats), PN (3 seats) and PKR (1 seat).
11.23pm: EC announced that BN has secured a simple majority of 29 seats to form the state government.
11.19pm: Unofficial break down: BN 41, DAP 9, Amanah 1, Muda 1, PKR 1, PN 3.
11.11pm: BN’s Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi won the Rengit state seat with 1,920 majority. He secured 7,903 votes against PN’s Mohammad Huzair Lajis (5,983 votes), PKR’s Khairuddin A Rahim (2,065 votes) and Pejuang’s Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashir (206 votes).
10.52pm: EC: BN's Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi won in Rengit.
10.52pm: BN defends Layang-Layang seat, defeating PKR’s Dr Maszlee Malik with 2,815 majority. BN candidate Abdul Mutalip Abd Rahim secured 7,551 votes against Maszlee (4,736 votes), PN’s K. Alagathiran (1,278 votes) and Pejuang’s Ahmad Shafiq Othaman (164 votes).
10.49pm: PH’s Marina Ibrahim has won the Skudai state seat with 13,943 majority against BN and PN. She obtained 26,359 votes while BN’s Lim Soon Hai obtained 12,416 votes, and PN’s Khoo Kong Ek obtained 6,258 votes.
10.29pm: Unofficial: BN has won 31 seats - Zahid.
10.28pm: BN’s Haslinda Salleh won the Tenang state seat with 1,736 majority. She secured 5,380 votes, against Muda’s Lim Wei Jiet (3,644 votes), PN’s Ahmad Humaizi Udin @Uzir (2,729 votes), and Pejuang’s Mohd Fauzi Bachok (224 votes).
10.16pm: Benut incumbent Datuk Hasni Mohammad won the seat with a 5,859 majority. He secured 10,896 votes against PN's Datuk Isa Ab Hamid( 5,037 votes), PKR (1,200 votes), and Pejuang (139 votes).
10.08pm: EC: BN won in Johor Lama, Yong Peng, Bukit Naning and Kukup.
9.53pm: Unofficial: PN won in Endau.
9.53pm: Unofficial: BN won in Permas, Sri Medan, Kemelah, Rengit and Yong Peng.
9.42pm: Unofficial: BN won in Paloh.
9.25pm BN's Anuar Abdul Manap win in Pemanis, leads with 4,344 votes.
9.24pm: Unofficial: BN won Kahang seat.
9.21pm: Unofficial: Simpang Jeram : PH’s Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub leads with 5,641, followed by PN’s Zarul Salleh (3971), followed by BN’s Lokman Md Don (3604), and Pejuang’s Mahaizal Mahmor (125)
9.15pm: DAP's Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Amanah Mohamad Sabu and Amanah leader Ahmad Termizi Ramli look dejected as BN looks set to win two-thirds majority.
9.14pm: Unofficial: BN won Parit Raja with 4,000 over votes.
9pm: Unofficial: Tight race at Layang-Layang with BN's Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim leading with 226 votes, followed by PKR's Dr Maszlee Malik who has secured 559 votes.
8.59pm: Unofficial: BN's Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad won the Benut seat with 5,759 majority.
8.57pm: Unofficial: BN's Kelly Chye Pei Yee lost to PH candidate Chew Chong Sin in Mengkibo.
8.54pm: Unofficial: BN won Kukup seat.
8.53pm: PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has arrived at BN command centre in JB.
8.52pm: Unofficial: Muda's Lim Wei Jiet lost to BN candidate Haslinda Salleh in Tenang.
8.31pm: Unofficial: BN's Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi leads with 1,226 votes in Machap.
8.28pm: "Bossku" Datuk Seri Najib Razak has arrived at BN command centre in JB.
8.26pm: Umno leaders Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan are at BN command centre, JB.
8.21pm: Unofficial: BN's Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad leads with 4,801 vote in Benut.
8.17pm: Unofficial: Perling : PH's Liew Chin Tong leads with 11,358 , followed by BN's Tan Hiang Kee (8,300), and PN’s Khoo Siaw Lee (4,759).
8.14pm: Unofficial: MCA leads in Paloh with Lee Ting Han securing a majority of thousand over votes against DAP's Sheikh Omar Ali.
8.06pm: Unofficial: Semerah: PN's Shahruddin Jamal leads with 3,067, followed by BN's Ismail Mohamed (2,635), Muda's Nurafiqah M. Zulkifli (1,334 votes), followed by Pejuang's Md Taib Suhut (74 votes)
8pm: Unofficial: BN claims to lead with 44 seats
7.56pm: Unofficial: DAP's Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali trails behind BN candidate by over 1,000 votes in Paloh.
7.49pm: Unofficial: BN claims to lead with 43 seats.
7.48pm: Unofficial: BN's Yusla Ismail is leading in Senggarang. So far 629 votes counted from a total of 37,374.
7.37pm: Unofficial: BN leads with 34 state seats.
7.36pm: Unofficial early voting result: BN's Anuar Abd Manap leads Pemanis seat. So far 758 votes counted from a total of 29,923.
7.36pm: Unofficial: PH's Marina Ibrahim takes lead in Skudai
7.29pm: Unofficial: Muda's Lim Wei Jiet leads in Tenang with 1,089 votes.
7.28pm: Unofficial: PH's Liew Chin Tong leads in Perling.
7.28pm: Unofficial: Votes in Puteri Wangsa's six-cornered fight yet to be counted.
7.26pm: Unofficial: PN's Zulkifli Bujang takes the lead at Larkin's six-cornered fight.
7.25pm: Unofficial: PH's Gan Peck Cheng leads in Penggaram.
7.24pm: Unofficial: Muda's Nurafiqah M. Zulkifli takes the lead in Bukit Kepong
7.22pm: Unofficial: PKR's Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar takes the lead in Semerah.
7.04pm: Unofficial: BN claims they have won the majority of votes in all army camps in the state.
6.47pm: Unofficial: BN claims some 1.3 million voters turnout compared to 1.5 million in GE14.
6.29pm: Unofficial: Within 29 minutes after polling centres close, Umno's Asyraf Wajdi claims in his Twitter says BN is leading in 34 seats.
6pm: Polling for the 56 seats in the Johor state election ended at 6pm. A minimum of 29 seats are needed to win a simple majority and 38 seats for two-thirds.
As of 5pm, Election Commission announced 50 percent voter turnout as compared to 74 percent turnout in 2018 polls. Some of the polling stations in Johor Bahru were reported to be empty at 4.30pm.
4.48pm: EC: Voter turnout at 50 per cent as of 4pm
4.40pm: With less than 50 percent voter turnout in Johor polls, the Undi18 members are encouraging first-time voters to vote.
Tweeter handler, Acapwho wrote: “To all Johoreans, please fulfil your responsibilities and increase voter turnout today at #PRNJohor2022. It's a historic day for everyone especially those who are from 18-20, this is your first experience in the election, do not lose this chance!”
4.23pm: Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad has casted his vote at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Raja Pekan Nanas, Pontian polling centre.
4pm: Woman voter given a RM1,000 compound for turning up at polling centre despite being Covid-19 positive - Johor Health director
3.50pm: EC: Voter turnout at 46 per cent as of 3pm
3.30pm: Johor PKR chief Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh claims PN members set up booths in front of the SK Sagil Kampong voting centre in Tangkak. In his Facebook page, he says they set up camps 50 metres away from the polling centre to attract voters.
2.47pm: EC: Voter turnout at 40 per cent as of 2pm.
2pm: EC: Voter turnout at 35 per cent as of 1pm.
12.44pm: EC: Voter turnout at 29 per cent as of noon.
12.40pm: Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has casted his vote at SJK (C) Kulai 1, Kulai polling centre.
11.50am: EC: Polling centre at Pulau Besar Community Hall in Mersing the first to close at 11am.
11.45am: EC: Voter turnout at 22 per cent as of 11am.
11.10am: Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and his wife Tengku Datin Seri Marsilla Tengku Abdullah have casted their votes at Sekolah Agama Taman Sri Lambak, Kluang.
10.55am : Muda's President Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, with his parents and three siblings have casted their votes at SK Taman Sutera, Perling.
10.55am: Muda's candidate for the Tenang seat, Lim Wei Jiet has casted his vote.
10.50am: Sanitisation process at Bukit Kepong voting centre, SJK (C) Lenga, Pagoh. Sanitisation will be done every two hours as a step to prevent Covid-19 infections during polling day.
10.45am: BN candidate for the Bukit Naning seat Datuk Mohd Fuad Tukirin and his wife Datin Norazila Mohamed have voted at SK Ayer Itam, Batu 18, polling centre.
10.45am: EC: Voter turnout at 13 per cent as of 10am.
10.40am: Pejuang candidate for the Kempas state seat Nornekman Osman and his family have casted their votes at the SK Larkin (1), Johor Bahru, at about 9am.
10.30am: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman have casted their votes at SMK Sri Muar.
10am: Senai's Pakatan Harapan candidate Wong Bor Yang at SMK Bandar Putera at 8.10am.
9.55am: EC: Six per cent voter turnout at 9am.
9.50am: Bersatu President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is at SMK Sri Muar to cast his vote.
9.25am: Police receive 140 reports during campaign period, 37 investigation papers opened. Offences include destroying political parties posters - Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat.
8am: Voting centres across Johor are opened. A total of 2,539,606 voters out of the total 2,597,742 registered voters in Johor are eligible to vote in the state election.
