[UNOFFICIAL] Melaka polls: PN wrests Bukit Katil from Adly Zahari
AYER KEROH: Perikatan Nasional (PN) has unofficially captured the Bukit Katil state seat from two-term Pakatan Harapan (PH) Adly Zahari in the 16th Melaka state election, according to Barisan Nasional’s (BN) election tally.
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Melaka's Bukit Katil constituency has unofficially switched to Perikatan Nasional (PN) from Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 16th Melaka state election, according to Barisan Nasional's preliminary tally. PN candidate Muhammad Ridzuan Mohd Sarif (PAS) secured 12,271 votes, defeating PH's Adly Zahari by a margin of 5,584 votes. The four-way race also included Bersatu's Dr Aliza Che Amran and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin.
Bukit Katil was allocated to PN under the Muafakat Melaka electoral pact, which involves BN and PN as well as supporting NGOs. BN secured 22 of the 28 state seats, while PN contested the remaining six without significant competition. Adly, who served two terms, previously won the seat in 2018 with a 3,159-vote majority and retained it in 2021 with a 1,057-vote lead.
Bukit Katil falls under the Hang Tuah Jaya parliamentary constituency and has 35,359 registered voters, comprising the majority of Malays, followed by Chinese, Indians, and other ethnic groups.
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