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Kerk youngest winner in Melaka polls, Rauf oldest

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan candidate Kerk Chee Yee, 34, emerged as the youngest winner in the 16th Melaka election, while Chief Minister-elect Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, was the oldest.

Kerk youngest winner in Melaka polls, Rauf oldest

In the 16th Melaka election, Pakatan Harapan candidate Kerk Chee Yee, aged 34, became the youngest winner, while Chief Minister-elect Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, was the oldest. Kerk secured 14,078 votes in a contested race for the Ayer Keroh state seat, successfully beating four other candidates. Her majority of 5,604 votes was notably larger than her 2021 victory.

In contrast, Rauf retained his Tanjung Bidara seat by garnering 10,079 votes, outpacing the PH's Mohd Yunazri Mustamiri, who received 1,464 votes. Rauf's majority of 8,615 votes was a significant increase from the 2021 election.

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