Terengganu Umno to file petition over seats lost by slim majority

 

(NST) – Terengganu Umno will file petitions with the Election Commission (EC) over seven state seats which it lost by less than 1,000 votes.

Its Secretary Datuk Tengku Putera Tengku Awang said all political parties have the right to protest and file petitions with the Election Commission (EC) concerning doubts over the election result.

He said Barisan Nasional (BN) had lost in seven state seats by less than 1,000 votes.

In Teluk Pasu (Kuala Nerus), Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said lost to Ridzuan Hashim from Pas by  only 109 votes, Datuk Zaabar Mohd Adib lost in Rantau Abang (Dungun) by 144 votes, Mohamad Ramli Nuh was defeated in Tepuh (Kuala Nerus) by 229 votes, Ismail Nik lost in Bukit Tunggal (Kuala Nerus) by 652 votes, Alias Abdullah in Alor Limbat (Marang) by 645 votes and Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid in Ladang (Kuala Terengganu) by 924 votes.

Tengku Putera said there are also doubts about the Kuala Nerus parliamentary seat result.

“Datuk Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri was defeated by only 610 votes in Kuala Nerus when we had lost in three of the four state seats under it,” he said.

However, Tengku Putera said the state Umno has yet to hold any discussion or official meeting regarding the matter.

On Monday, Terengganu Pas deputy commissioner  Satiful Bahri Mamat’s statement said  Pas was collecting evidence before filing petitions to the EC following their defeat in four state seats with less than 1,000 votes.

The seats are Kuala Berang (Hulu Terengganu) where Tengku Putera won by 449 votes, Jabi (Setiu) with 782 votes, Kemasek (Kemaman ) with 896 votes and Jerteh (Besut) where Pas lost by 930 votes.