KUANTAN - A total of 69 candidates were returned unopposed in the elections today for divisional posts of the three Umno wings in Pahang.
State Umno Elections Committee chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Jabbar Ibrahim said the candidates had contested four main posts in the wings in the 14 divisions in the state.
“They were returned to the post of permanent chairman (21 candidates), deputy permanent chairman (26), head of the wings (12) and vice-head of the wings (10),” he said when contacted by Bernama.
Giving the breakdown, he said Wanita Umno saw six candidates returned unopposed as permanent chairman, eight as deputy permanent chairman, two as head and two as vice-head.
As for Umno Youth, four candidates were returned unopposed as permanent chairman, five as deputy permanent chairman and two as head.
Puteri Umno saw 11 candidates returned unopposed as permanent chairman, 13 as deputy permanent chairman, eight as head and eight as vice-head, he said.
He also said that the Puteri wing in the Jerantut Umno division was facing a three-cornered contest for the post of deputy permanent chairman, as reported in Bernama.
Abdul Jabbar said he expected the official results of the rest of the contest in the 14 Umno divisions in Pahang to be known tonight.