2000 Telok Kemang by-election

The 2000 Telok Kemang by-election was a by-election that was held on 10 June 2000 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Telok Kemang, Negeri Sembilan. It was called following the death of its Member of Parliament, S. A. Anpalagan on 28th April 2000. Anpalagan won the seat on 1999 Malaysian general election with a 9,942 majority.^[1][2][3]

2000 Telok Kemang by-election

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Seat of Telok Kemang in Dewan Rakyat
Registered	66,646
Turnout	68.18%
BN KeADILan Candidate S. Sothinathan Ruslan Kasim Party Barisan Nasional (MIC) KeADILan Alliance BA Popular vote 24,500 18,528 Percentage 66.64% 33.16%
MP before election S. A. Anpalagan Barisan Nasional Elected MP S. Sothinathan Barisan Nasional

S. Sothinathan of Barisan Nasional won the seat against KeADILan candidate Ruslan Kasim with a majority of 5,972 votes.The seat have 66,646 registered voters.^[4]

Nomination

Nomination day is on 30th May 2000. Barisan Nasional nominated MIC president political secretary, S. Sothinathan. KeADILan nominated its information chief and Negeri Sembilan chairman, Ruslan Kasim.^[5][6]

Results

Malaysian general by-election, 10 June 2000: Telok Kemang
upon the death of incumbent, S. A. Anpalagan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	S. Sothinathan	24,500	0	0
	PKR	Ruslan Kasim	18,528	0	0
Total valid votes			44,079	0	0
Total rejected ballots			1,051	0	0
Unreturned ballots			0	0	0
Turnout			44,079	0	0
Registered electors			66,646	0	0
Majority			5,972	0	0
	BN hold		Swing		?