Perikatan Nasional retained the Sungai Bakap state seat in a by-election on Saturday (July 6) with its candidate Abidin Ismail.<br /><br />Abidin, the Nibong Tebal PAS vice-chief, secured a majority of 4,267 votes, receiving 14,489 votes compared to Pakatan Harapan candidate Dr. Joohari Ariffin, who garnered 10,222 votes.<br /><br />Read more at https://shorturl.at/IgNqR<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline