Isa scores landslide win, majority 5,435 - Malaysiakini

8.05pm: Official Election Commission's results (final)

Mohd Isa Abd Samad (BN): 8,013
Zulkefly Mohamad Omar (PAS): 2,578

Majority: 5,435
Spoilt votes: 223

As returning officer Abdul Wahad Samsuddin made the official annoucement at the tallying centre, jubilant Umno supporters cheered.

7.31pm: Umno's Isa Samad claimed victory. He thanked party workers for their effort and voters for their support.

Asked if he had expected a landslide win, he said: "I didn't expect it to be that massive but I knew the majority would be bigger than 2008 (general election)."

He said his victory showed that Malays, Chinese and Indians have all returned to give their support to BN and Umno.

Asked to comment on the criticism by Umno veterans Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah over his candidacy, Isa said: "I just smiled."

7.17pm: Official Election Commission results so far:

Mohd Isa Abd Samad (BN): 5,746
Zulkefly Mohamad Omar (PAS): 1,505

Majority: 4,241

Dejected PAS supporters have left the party's operations centre in Bagan Pinang. There were 150 people an hour earlier, now there are no more than 10.

7.15pm: Unofficial - with all votes counted, Umno's Isa won by a whopping majority of over 5,000 votes.

In the 2008 general election, Umno won the state seat with 2,333 votes.

Mohd Isa Abd Samad (BN): 8,013
Zulkefly Mohamad Omar (PAS): 2,578

Majority: 5,435
Spoilt votes: 222

7pm: Official Election Commission's results so far (with 5,318 votes counted)

Mohd Isa Abd Samad (BN): 4,377
Zulkefly Mohamad Omar (PAS): 941

Majority: 3,436