LIVE: Harapan trails by more than 2k votes

LIVE REPORTS

Harapan trails by more than 2k votes

6.50pm - BN's lead over Harapan increases, with Mohammad garnering more than 2,000 votes over Streram.

With around one-third of the votes counted, BN has 4,500 votes to Harapan's 2,183 votes.

Meanwhile, independent candidates R Malar has 22 votes whereas Mohd Nor Yassin 37 votes.

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BN retains Kampung Sega by a landslide

6.35pm - BN retains its stronghold of Kampung Sega by a landslide, winning 87.41 percent of the votes cast. Harapan, on the other hand, garners 11.66 percent of the votes.

Kampung Sega has the highest concentration of BN supporters in Rantau.

In the last general election, BN won the polling district with 68.98 percent of the votes at the parliamentary level. Harapan won 24.06 percent.

This means BN improved its performance in the polling district by almost 20 percent.

There are a total of 14 polling districts in Rantau.

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Mat Hasan widens his lead

6.30pm - Mohamad has broken the four-digit threshold, garnering 1,581 votes.

Meanwhile, Harapan's Streram is trailing with 430 votes.

Independent candidates R Malar receives four votes whereas Mohd Nor Yassin bags eight votes.

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BN sweeps early and postal votes

6pm - BN sweeps the early and postal votes. The coalition garners 113 votes whereas Harapan gets a mere 10 votes.

These votes are mostly comprise that of police officers and civil servants.

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Highest turnout yet after GE14

5.45pm - The Rantau polls is slated to witness the highest turnout in a by-election since the 14th general election.

According to the EC, the turnout at 4pm was already at 74 percent, exceeding the final turnout in the Semenyih by-election which recorded the highest to date.

The turnout in the previous polls after the 2018 general election are:

• Sungai Kandis - 49.4 percent
• Balakong - 43 percent
• Seri Setia - 44 percent
• Port Dickson - 58.3 percent
• Cameron Highlands - 68.79 percent
• Semenyih 73.34 percent

The EC has taken measures to encourage a highter turnout in this by-election, including mailing all 29,926 voters in Rantau their voting details.

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Voting ends

5.30pm - Polling stations in Rantau have closed. Counting is now underway to determine the winner in the four-cornered contest.

The contenders are BN's Mohamad Hasan, Pakatan Harapan's Dr S Streram and independent candidates R Malar and Mohd Nor Yassin.

A total of 29,926 voters were eligible to vote.

The by-election was called after the Federal Court upheld a decision to nullify Mohamad's victory in the seat during the 14th general election.

The former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar won the seat uncontested after the EC returning officer barred Streram from filing his nomination papers, resulting in the latter filing an election petition. - Mkini