Barisan Nasional today wins the Galas state constituency by-election in Kelantan by a majority of 1,190 votes when its candidate Abdul Aziz Yusof polled 5,324 votes to that of 4,134 for Pakatan Rakyat's Dr Zulkefli Mohamad.
However, Dr Zul and his supporters were nowhere to be seen when the official results were announced at 8.55pm at the Civic Centre, Gua Musang.
A total of 132 votes were spoilt. Voters turnover was an encouraging 83 per cent.
The results for 25 ballot boxes were available via news portal Malaysia Aktif, whose bloggers were inside the counting centre.
The victories, including another by-election for the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat in Sandakan, Sabah are a boost for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib's 1Malaysia maxim.