Sabah polls: Over half of all candidates lose deposits


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 275 of the 447 candidates who contested in the Sabah State Election yesterday lost their deposits after failing to garner one-eighth or 12.5 per cent of the total votes counted.

Another 172 candidates lost in the polls but did not lose their deposits.

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