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 9.50pm: Final official EC tally - Anwar got 31,195 votes, Arif Shah, 15,524, Hanafi, 92. Anwar won with a majority of 15,671.

Anwar’s wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, won the seat with a 13,388 majority at the March 8 general elections. - Malaysiakini.

9.47PM: Anwar received total majority of 15,671 votes to beat BN’s Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah.
The results at the final tally are:

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim: 31,195 votes
Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah: 15,524 votes
Hanafi Hamat: 92 votes
Majority: 15,671 votes
Turnout: 65.25%

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9.25pm: Official EC results: With final five ballot boxes to go, Anwar has bagged 29,526 votes, Arif Shah (14,444) and Hanafi (89). Majority so far: 15,082. - Malaysiakini.

9.13PM: Anwar Ibrahim - 27,977 and Arif Shah 13,426 with 14,551 majority - Astro Bernama. - Note that the total for both candidates more than total number of estimated voter turnout!!!

9.12pm: Official EC results: With 11 more boxes to go, Anwar has won the by-election with a 14,551 majority. He garnered 27,977 votes while BN’s Arif Shah obtained 13,426 while Akim’s Hanafi Hamat got 85. - Malaysiakini.

9.00PM: Arif Shah got 10,436 votes and Anwar Ibrahim 22k - Reuters.

8.55PM: Anwar Ibrahim 22k+ votes, Arif Shah 10k, with balance of about 5k votes left - Astro Bernama.

8.49PM: PKR announces Anwar wins with 17,652 majority - Star Online

8.35PM: After the counting of ballot papers of 65 polling streams, the EC has announced that PKR’s Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading with 18,671 votes. BN’s Datuk Ariff Shah Omar Shah has garnered 8,379 votes while AKIM’s Hanafi Hamat only managed 51. Only results from 45 streams have yet to be counted. NST

8.13PM: Anwar’s party, the Keadilan, or People’s Justice, said on Tuesday that he is expected to win at least 70 per cent of the vote for the Permatang Pauh constituency in the state of Penang, just hours after polling closed - Al-Jazeera.

8.00PM: Anwar Ibrahim wins with a majority of 16,210 votes. He garnered 26,646 votes while Arif Shah Omar Shah got 10,436. Anwar’s wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, won the seat with a 13,388 majority at the March 8 general elections - Malaysiakini

6.30PM: A total of 38,144 voters cast their ballots in the by-election, representing 65.25% of the total number of registered voters for the constituency (Unofficial EC count).

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We read about the dilemma facing the Indian community in Permatang Pauh. Who to vote for?

DAP is makings its move by announcing that it will send 50 people from Perak to woon the Indians. This was announced by DAP
central executive committee member A. Sivanesan, who said he and party vice-chairman M. Kulasegaran, who is also Ipoh Barat MP, would lead the team in the by-election. The 50 people will target the 3000 over voters there.

Well, DAP better be prepared to answer some tough questions as people won’t simply believe them any more. DAP have to try as hard as MIC to win over the makkal. It won’t be easy because HINDRAF is starting to show its displeasure over the Pakatan Rakyat states, while MIC is trying its best to win over the community by offering some goodies via the government.

Makkal are king now. They can blast both Pakatan and BN. Ask why no action over the Banting teacher by Education Minister. Ask why SJKT Azad school land was retracted. Will Pas push for Hudud law? Is Prof Ramasamy doing his job well? Why want to merge Tamil schools instead of relocation? Why waste money publishing magazine? Why bonded workers still exist?And many more questions that both sides will have problem answering!

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According to Samy’s mathematics, there are 3,125 Indian voters in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary, of which 2,000 are MIC members. How would they vote this time? Obviously with a voting population of about 47,000, 3,125 is quite small (6.6%). Previous election statistics showed that 67.7% voters are Malays, 26.3% Chinese and 5.7% are Indians.

Most likely the Malay votes will be split. The Chinese are unknowns. So, how about the Indians? Vote for BN to show unhappiness against PR government? Stick with PR in hope of better future? Or abstain from voting?

Popularity: 1% [?]