Seremban: Only three of nine women candidates who contested in the Negeri Sembilan state election prevailed over their opponents, according to the Election Commission's (EC) official results.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, two of the women are from Barisan Nasional (BN) - S Leza Md Yasin, who won in Pilah, and Siti Nur Umaira Hasim in Labu - and one from Pakatan Harapan (PH), Nicole Tan Lee Koon in Bukit Kepayang.

S Leza secured 6,830 votes, winning by a majority of 730 votes against PH candidate Datuk Noorzunita Begum, who received 6,100 votes. Siti Nur Umaira gathered 14,209 votes, winning by a majority of 5,279 votes against PH candidate Ahmad Faez Abdul Razak, who collected 8,930 votes, and Bersatu's Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker, who gained 1,985 votes.

Meanwhile, Nicole Tan defended her Bukit Kepayang seat with a majority of 15,207 votes, polling 24,096 votes against PN's Lee Boon Shian, who garnered 8,889 votes.

The remaining six women candidates who lost in the state election include three from PH - Datuk Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim in Pilah, Zarinna Abu Zarin in Lenggeng, and Siti Aishah Seman in Gemas - and one each from BN, Bersatu, and Parti Orang Asli Malaysia. Yap Siok Moy from BN contested in Rahang, Noor'azah Harun from Bersatu in Ampangan, and Dayana Dal from Parti Orang Asli Malaysia in Jeram Padang.

Dayana, who made history as the first woman from the Semelai tribe to contest in the state election, lost her deposit after being able to secure only 179 votes.

A total of 103 candidates contested for 36 state seats in this election.