THE Election Court today struck out a petition filed by state PKR information chief Zamri Yusuf to challenge the election result of the Suka Menanti state constituency on August 12.   

High Court judge Quay Chew Soon allowed the preliminary objections of the two respondents, namely the constituency’s returning officer and the Election Commission against the election petition, affirming Perikatan Nasional candidate Dzowahir Ab Ghani’s victory in the seat.  

Lawyer Mohamed Sofee Razak, representing Zamri, said the court ordered Zamri to pay costs amounting to RM15,000. 

The respondents were represented by senior federal counsels Ahmad Hanir Hambaly, Sallehuddin Ali, and Nur Idayu Amir. 

In the straight-fight contest, Dzowahir won with an 8,245-vote majority after securing 18,396 votes while Zamri, who was the Pakatan Harapan candidate, obtained 10,151 votes.  

The election petition was filed on September 18 on the grounds that there were doubts, errors, and discrepancies in the tallying of votes in 18 of the Form 14 documents, and that these had a significant impact on the election results. – Bernama, October 18, 2023.