PETALING JAYA – The defeat of Barisan Nasional (BN) at the Sungai Kandis by-election has been described as a double slap in the face of embattled former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said BN candidate Datuk Lokman Noor Adam fell short of the combined votes of 19,091 votes which Umno and PAS candidates garnered in the 14th General Election.
“Najib had unprecedentedly campaigned very hard in Sungai Kandis by-election hoping for a political miracle that can preceded a turnaround of popular support for him,” Lim said in a statement today.
“He hoped to use the Sungai Kandis by-election to tell the country, and in particular Umno chieftains, that he is a greater power than anyone in Umno.
“But Najib failed miserably, as Lokman could not get the 11,518 votes polled by the Umno candidate in the 14GE, polling 1,933 votes less than the BN in the general elections.”
In the Sungai Kandis by-election, several PAS national leaders asked PAS members and supporters to vote for Lokman, but Lokman could not even reach 30% of the PAS votes in the 14GE, Lim said.
Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni retained the Sungai Kandis state seat for Pakatan Harapan (PH) yesterday when he polled 15,427 votes to beat Lokman who received 9,585 votes while Independent candidate K. Murthy only obtained 97 votes.
– Sundaily
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