N.20 Sungei Pinang State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters11,769Pulau Pinang average: 11,767

Turnout74.9%Pulau Pinang −3.0 · National −0.1

Valid Votes8,424387 rejected (4.39%)

Majority1,77421.1% · Pulau Pinang −8.5

Candidates2

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 21.1% of valid votes.
Seat changed hands: MIC → GERAKAN (compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: +12.1 pts.
Turnout 74.9% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 77.8%.

Chelliah a/l Poosary GERAKAN Won 5,099 (60.53%)

ALONE · Male · Indian

Amalads a/l Ponnusamy MIC Lost 3,325 (39.47%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Indian

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	David Sabapthy Ramanathan	LPM	56.05%	24.16%	70.49%	3	Won
SE-02	David Sabapthy Ramanathan	MIC	48.46%	12.77%	83.66%	3	Won
SE-03	Chelliah a/l Poosary	GERAKAN	60.53%	21.06%	74.87%	2	Won
SE-04	Che Lat bin Kassim	UMNO	74.94%	49.88%	70.83%	2	Won
SE-04	Wong Choong Woh	GERAKAN	40.82%	12.97%	81.87%	5	Won
SE-05	Che Lat bin Kassim	UMNO	63.95%	27.89%	70.38%	2	Won
SE-05	Ong Hean Tee	GERAKAN	47.85%	15.41%	79.68%	4	Won
SE-06	Tengku Noor Asiah binti Tengku Ahmed	UMNO	50.90%	4.98%	75.36%	3	Won
SE-06	Ong Hean Tee	GERAKAN	61.61%	34.55%	76.61%	4	Won