SIBU, May 16 — With counting nearly completed, the DAP leads by 2,651 votes against the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Sibu by-election.

According to official count, the DAP has received 18,775 votes to BN’s 16,124, with 110 out of 111 ballot boxes counted. The sole indpendent candidate has picked up 196 votes.

Polling in the Sibu by-election ended at 5pm today.

Out of the 45 polling centres opened to facilitate the polling process, 10 closed at 1pm, five at 2pm, six at 3pm, two at 4pm and the remaining 22 at 5pm.

The vote counting process is currently underway and the tallying is being done at the Sibu Civic Centre here.