A close tussle till Noraini emerged as clear winner

Leading ladies: Noraini (left) and Nurul Amal.

KUALA LUMPUR: The fight for the right to lead Umno’s women’s wing proved to be the most intense of the three wings’ elections, with the outcome favouring incumbent Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad.

When results started to come in on Saturday evening, it was clear that the contest was a neck-and-neck race between Noraini and her most formidable challenger in the form of her predecessor, Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.