PETALING JAYA: Former Melaka chief minister Datuk Seri Adly Zahari appears poised to lose his Bukit Katil seat, dealing a setback to Pakatan Harapan in the Melaka polls.
Unofficial results show the Amanah vice-president, with 5,655 votes, trailing Perikatan Nasional's Ridzuan Sarif of PAS, who has 10,624 votes, in the straight fight for the state constituency.
Adly, who is also the Alor Gajah MP, first captured Bukit Katil in the 2018 general election with a 3,159-vote majority in a three-cornered contest.
He held on to the seat in the 2021 Melaka election, although his majority was reduced to 1,057 votes in a four-cornered contest.
Bukit Katil is a mixed constituency, with Malays accounting for 65.3% of the electorate, followed by Chinese voters at 29.9% and Indians at 4.8%.
