N.12 Jimah State Election Round 2 (1964–1974)

DUN Negeri Sembilan

Total Voters5,154Negeri Sembilan average: 6,338

Turnout76.9%Negeri Sembilan −3.5 · National −2.1

Valid Votes3,672290 rejected (7.32%)

Majority2637.2% · Negeri Sembilan −24.6

Candidates5

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 7.2% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Bahari bin Awal (PPP) polled 872 votes, more than the 263 majority.
Seat changed hands: MIC → MCA (compared with State Election Round 1 (1959–1969)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −46.1 pts.
Turnout 76.9% compared with the Negeri Sembilan average of 80.4%.

Cheah Yen Kwee MCA Won 1,271 (34.61%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Chinese

Chellappah Rajadurai LPM Lost 1,008 (27.45%)

SF · Male · Indian

Bahari bin Awal PPP Lost 872 (23.75%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Tan Cheng Kiat BEBAS Lost (deposit) 353 (9.61%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Ojager Tara Singh UDP Lost (deposit) 168 (4.58%)

ALONE · Male · Other

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	V. Letchumanan	MIC	80.74%	61.47%	84.38%	2	Won
SE-02	Cheah Yen Kwee	MCA	34.61%	7.16%	76.87%	5	Won
SE-03	Oh Keng Seng	DAP	56.54%	21.68%	73.80%	4	Won
SE-04	Yap Ah Peng (Yap Aun Ping)	MCA	53.49%	14.28%	81.38%	4	Won
SE-05	Yap Ah Peng (Yap Aun Ping)	MCA	50.45%	5.75%	82.14%	4	Won
SE-06	Yap Ah Peng (Yap Aun Ping)	MCA	51.74%	3.48%	81.33%	2	Won
SE-07	Kuppusamy a/l Maruthy	DAP	50.85%	2.38%	78.33%	3	Won
SE-08	Yeow Chai Thiam	MCA	60.45%	20.90%	78.30%	2	Won