Azmin wins Johor leg of PKR elections, beating Rafizi by 527 votes
Monday, 1 Oct 20189:47 AM MYT
by mohd farhaan shah
JOHOR BARU: Incumbent PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (pic) won the Johor leg of the party elections beating vice-president Rafizi Ramli with a margin of 527 votes.
The Economic Affairs Minister garnered 4,503 votes for the party's deputy president post while the former Pandan MP received 3,976 votes.
This is the second time that Azmin has beaten Rafizi in the hotly-contested battle between the two rivals.
The poll was held in all 24 divisions in Johor on Sunday (Sept 30).
Unlike the disruptions seen in the PKR elections in Kedah and Penang a week ago, the party polls in Johor went through without any untoward incident.
Its central election committee (JPP) chairman Datuk Rashid Din said he was satisfied with the process that did not see any scuffles in all 24 divisions in the state.
He pointed out that the e-voting process also went through very well and without any problem or hassle for party voters throughout the state.
Meanwhile, Johor deputy PKR chief Jimmy Puah Wee Tse has won the Pulai division by beating incumbent A. Sivagami Devi with only 33 votes.
Puah, who is also the state exco in charge of International Trade, Investment and Utilities garnered 193 votes while Sivagami receive 160 votes.
There was a surprise in the Gelang Patah division which saw a five-cornered fight for the chief's post.
Incumbent M. S Murugan, who received 100 votes, lost to S. Yugeswaran who got 162 votes.
Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir, who was also in a three-cornered fight for the national PKR Youth Chief post, easily won as Johor Baru division chief.
Akmal received 220 votes and defeated Richard Tan Wun Chyau who got 121 votes.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/01/azmin-wins-johor-leg-of-pkr-elections-beating-rafizi-by-527-votes/#W5wXfM4W0yMERCyl.99
