MALACCA Umno filed an election petition at the high court on June 18 to challenge the outcome of the 14th general election (GE14) in two state constituencies.

State Umno liaison committee chairman Idris Haron said the two state seats being challenged are Telok Mas and Rembia.

“We found that the candidate (Telok Mas) has not resigned from his post (as a lecturer) on nomination day and it is a violation of the election rules.

“Another one (Rembia) let the lawyer deal with the matter first, I understand some matters will be raised,” he told reporters after opening the Tangga Batu Umno division’s Puteri delegates’ meeting in Pantai Puteri today.

In GE14, PKR-Bersatu candidate Noor Effandi Ahmad won the Telok Mas state seat with a majority of 1,288 votes, and PKR candidate Muhammad Jailani Khamis won the Rembia state seat with a majority of 1,814 votes. – Bernama, June 23, 2018