The PAS-Bersatu alliance won big in Kelantan after sweeping 43 of the 45 seats at stake in the state election today.
According to the full results published on the Election Commission (EC) website, PAS secured wins in 38 of the 39 state constituencies it contested, while alliance partner Bersatu won in five of the six seats it had fielded candidates.
Among the big names from PAS who won was Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob who defended the Pasir Pekan seat, which he has held since the 9th general election (GE9).
He secured a 12,811-vote majority win, defeating PH candidate Mohamad Zamakh Sari Ibrahim who managed 5,972 votes.
Also defending his seat was Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah, the incumbent for Panchor since 2004, who defeated Syed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain with a majority of 10,686 votes.
Kelantan Bersatu chairman, Datuk Kamaruddin Md Noor, who contested in Air Lanas, defeated Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Nasrul Hadi Kamaruzaman with a 5,009-vote majority.
BN fielded candidates in 31 seats in Kelantan this time around but only managed one win, in Galas, through incumbent candidate Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim.
PH, however, pulled off a upset after the coalition wrested the Kota Lama seat by defeating the PAS incumbent candidate and two more Independents.
In the 14th general election (GE14), PAS formed the Kelantan government after winning 37 of the 45 seats at stake.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency