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BN wins Terengganu -- 1.10am

 Barisan Nasional wins Terengganu, taking 17 out of 32 state seats.

Unofficial: Opposition Wins Selangor -1.01am

BN wins Perlis -- 12.22am

PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional has won 8 out of 15 seats in Perlis, enabling it to form the state government.

Opposition Set To Take Three States - 12.10am

Opposition parties riding on a swing against the Barisan Nasional in today's general election look set to take control of three states -- Kelantan, Penang and Kedah -- according to unofficial results.

They are also said to be gaining ground in Selangor.

The tide against BN also saw several casualties in ministers and deputy ministers losing their seats.

They include Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin and Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

The defeated deputy ministers are Datuk M. Kayveas (Prime Minister's Department) and Datuk Tan Chai Ho (Home Affairs).

Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon had also lost in the Batu Kawan parliamentary seat.

Karpal wins Bukit Gelugor - 11.51pm

DAP's Karpal Singh has won the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat by a 21,015-vote majority.

BN wins Malacca - 11.46pm

PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional has secured a simple majority with 15 seats won to form the state government in Malacca.

Wins for Ka Ting, Ka Chuan and Hishammuddin - 11,15pm

PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting has won the Kulai parliamentary seat by a majority of 10,744 votes.

In Johor, Education Minister Datruk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein won the Sembrong seat, beating PKR's Lee Sang by 11,570 votes.

In Perak, MCA secretary-general Datuk Ong Ka Chuan won the Tanjung Malim parliamentary seat by 5,422 votes.

Unofficial: Pak Lah wins with reduced majority - 10.45pm

The Barisan Nasional chairperson retains his Kepala Batas by a reduced majority of about 11,000. His majority in 2004 was 18,000.

Confirmed: Opposition takes Kedah - 10.50pm

Both the PAS and PKR have won 22 out of 36 state seats in Kedah. This means that the combined opposition will form the next state government there. Apart from Kedah, the opposition has won two other states - Kelantan and Penang.

Unofficial: MIC’s Wanita Chief Komala loses in Kapar - 10.44pm

The incumbent parliamentarian is defeated by PKR’s S Manikavasagam by a 3,000-vote majority.

Unofficial: MIC deputy president G Palanivel wins slim - 10.44pm

The Hulu Selangor incumbent has won by a mere 100-vote majority.

Unofficial: Najib wins in Pekan - 10.26pm

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak retained Pekan with a majority of about 26,000. He defeated PKR rookie Khairul Anwar Ahmad Zainuddin.

Tsu Koon promises smooth transition - 10.25pm

Former Penang chief minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon has promised a smooth transition of power to DAP, which has taken over the state.

State DAP chief Chow Kwan Yeow said this was relayed to him by Koh who is also Gerakan acting president. Speaking at a press conference at Hotel Macalister in Georgetown, Chow said Koh told him that the wishes of the people must be respected. DAP has again appealed to its supporters to remain calm.

Unconfirmed: Samy is out - 9.43pm

Unofficial: MIC president S Samy Vellu has suffered a shock defeat at the hands of PSM’s Dr D Jeyakumar for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat which he has held for nine terms. Jeyakumar polled 16,874 votes to Samy's 14,408. Today is Samy Vellu's 72nd birthday.

Unofficial: Wan Azizah retains Permatang Pauh - 10.05pm

The incumbent has won the seat by a 4,000-vote majority.

Unofficial: Nurul Izzah beats Shahrizat - 9.53pm

According to ground reports, PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar, Anwar Ibrahim's daughter, has knocked out Umno minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil at Kuala Lumpur's Lembah Pantai. Today is also International Women's Day.

Confirmed: Opposition takes Penang - 8.52pm

Unofficial result: The opposition will form the next state government in Penang for second time in history. Gerakan, then an opposition party, won Penang almost 40 years ago. The DAP-PKR-PAS combination has collectively won at least 24 seats out of the 40 seats.

Kit Siang: Political tsunami in general election - 8.39pm

This is from Lim Kit Siang’s blog: here is a political tsunami in the 12th general election, with the Barisan Nasional suffering probably its biggest setback in history. From available reports, DAP has won victories, in some cases with huge majorities, in the following parliamentary seats:

1. Bagan
2. Tanjong
3. Bukit Glugor
4. Ipoh Timur
5. Batu Gajah
6. Petaling Jaya Utara
7. Seputeh
8. Kepong
9. Bukit Bintang
10. Cheras
11. Bandar Kuching
12. Sandakan
13. Segambut
14. Kota Melaka

DAP is leading in the following parliamentary seats:

1. Sarikei
2. Serdang
3. Klang
4. Taiping
5. Beruas
6. Teluk Intan
7. Jelutong
8. Bukit Bendera
9. Batu Kawan

For state assembly seats, DAP has won

1. Subang Jaya
2. Teratai

In Penang, the three state seats of Tanjong and Bagan have also been won by DAP. Other Penang state seats won by DAP are Air Puteh, Prai, Batu Lanchang, Pulau Tikus and leading in all the other state seats contested by DAP. DAP has also won new state seats in Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johore.

One of the most noted state assembly win is the Sri Tanjong seat of Tawau, Sabah.

Ramasamy knocks out Koh in Batu Kawan - 8.27pm 

Unofficial - Prof P Ramasamy has defeated outgoing Penang chief minister Koh Tsu Koon by a majority of 3,000 votes. Koh is the most senior BN leader to have lost so far.