UNOFFICIAL: Anthony Loke lost in Chennah

This is according the DAP Live results website as of 8.45pm.

WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
By  WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
01 Aug 2026 08:46pm
Anthony Loke during Pakatan Harapan's Negeri Sembilan state election campaign trail. (BERNAMA PHOTO)
Anthony Loke during Pakatan Harapan's Negeri Sembilan state election campaign trail. (BERNAMA PHOTO)

SHAH ALAM - DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has lost the Chennah state seat to Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Siow Kong Choon based on early unofficial results from the Negeri Sembilan state election.

Unofficial figures released at around 8.20pm showed Siow, who contested under the BN banner, securing 5,593 votes compared with Loke’s 5,060 votes, giving him a majority of 533 votes.

This is according the DAP Live results website as of 8.45pm.

Total number ballots issued is 10,802, votes received by all both candidates is 10,653, spoiled votes 138 and unreturned votes is 11. 

Loke was contesting under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner.

Chennah was among the closely watched constituencies in the election, with Loke seeking to defend the seat he won in the previous state polls with a majority of 2,200 votes.

The results remain unofficial as official announcement by the Election Commission are still pending.

 

 

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