Melaka polls: New BN candidate Mustafa secures Durian Tunggal
Barisan Nasional (BN) has won the N.09 Durian Tunggal state seat in the 16th Melaka state election with a majority of 4,647 votes.
YASMIN ROSLI
SHAH ALAM - Barisan Nasional (BN) has won the N.09 Durian Tunggal state seat in the 16th Melaka state election with a majority of 4,647 votes.
According to the official election results, BN candidate Datuk Dr Mustafa Musa better known as Cikgu Mus secured 10,141 votes, beating Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Datuk Ashraf Mukhlis Minghat, who received 5,494 votes.
Mustafa was BN's new face for the seat after the party decided not to renominate incumbent assemblyman Datuk Zahari Abd Kalil, who won the constituency in the 2021 state election.
After more than 35 years in Umno politics, the contest marked Mustafa's first opportunity to stand as a candidate in an election.
His candidacy initially faced some resistance among residents, but Mustafa said the situation improved after Zahari joined him on the campaign trail from the first day following the announcement.
He also denied reports of a rift between them, saying they had maintained a good relationship.
The 16th Melaka state election was held, 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.
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