With 7,669 votes as of 7.30pm, PH’s Pang Sock Tao is ahead of Perikatan Nasional’s Khairul Azhari Saut who has obtained 4,263 votes, according to unofficial results.

Parti Rakyat Malaysia’s Hafizah Zainuddin and independent candidate Nyau Ke Xin have bagged 72 and 101 votes, respectively.

There are a total of 40,226 registered voters in the constituency.

The by-election was called following the death of Kuala Kubu Baharu incumbent, three-term assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong of DAP, on March 21 after a battle with cancer.

The seat had been held by Lee since 2013 when she first wrested it from MCA in the 13th general election.