INANAM: Among the biggest surprises of the just-ended Sabah election was the victory of PKR’s Peto Galim for the Inanam seat.
Peto garnered some 8,586 votes with a 5,638 majority, even beating respected veteran politician and former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat who contested on the LDP ticket, his second closest rival who secured 1,606 votes in a 10-cornered fight.
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Because of his 5,638 majority, all the contestants lost their deposits.
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