PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh has retained the Merlimau seat, based on official results by the Election Commission.
Akmal secured 11,703 votes against Pakatan Harapan's Ayu Hamzah, who had 2,979 votes.
He won with an 8,724-vote majority.
At the previous Melaka polls, Akmal won the seat with a majority of 3,248 votes.
