A total of 239 candidates had vied for the 56 seats in the state assembly

With each candidate placing a deposit of RM5,000, Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s party forfeited RM210,000.

Other parties which saw their candidates losing their deposits were four from Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), six from Sabah-based Warisan, one from Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and one from Parti Bumiputra Perkasa Malaysia.

Bernama reported that all 16 independent candidates had also lost their deposits.

A candidate must obtain at least one-eighth or 12.5% of the total votes counted to keep their deposits.

Debutant Muda, which saw one of its seven candidates making it to the state assembly by winning in Puteri Wangsa, surprisingly did not lose any.

Other parties which had a clean slate were Barisan Nasional and DAP.

As for others, PKR’s seven candidates forfeited their deposits, followed by Amanah (4), Bersatu (2), PAS (1) and Gerakan (1).