30 candidates lose deposits, including 23 from Bersatu, 1 from PH
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Associate wing chief R Sri Sanjeevan was the only Bersatu candidate to garner more than one-eighth of votes, while PH's Palong candidate also loses his deposit.
From the original report
Twenty-three of Bersatu’s 24 candidates lost their deposits, including leaders like information chief Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz in Sikamat, and Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chief Hanifah Abu Baker in Labu, Bernama reported.
Pakatan Harapan’s Palong candidate, Zahin Zinal Abidin, also lost his deposit, becoming the only candidate from the coalition to fail to obtain an eighth of votes.
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- Aug 2, 2026
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