State constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Kuala Balah is a state constituency inKelantan ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theKelantan State Legislative Assembly .[ 1]
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system .
As of 2020, Kuala Balah has a population of 17,684 people.[ 2]
Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Balah's electorate as of 2023
[ 3] Malay (98.6%)Other ethnicities (1.14%) Indian (0.14%)Chinese (0.09%)According to theGazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Balah constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[ 4]
State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location Kuala Balah (N38) Batu Melintang 030/38/01 SMK Batu Melintang Pendok 030/38/02 SK Pendok Sungai Long 030/38/03 SK Sungai Long Lubok Bongor 030/38/04 SK Lubok Bongor Kubor Datu 030/38/05 SK Kubor Datu Jerimbong 030/38/06 SK Bukit Jering Kedai Kuala Balah 030/38/07 SK Kuala Balah Kampung Bharu Tg. Abd. Rahman Putra 030/38/08 SMK Kuala Balah
Representation History [ edit ] Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Balah Assembly Years Member Party Constituency created from Pergau 11th 2004–2008 Abd Aziz Derashid BN (UMNO )12th 2008–2013 13th 2013–2018 14th 2018–2023 15th 2023–present Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil PN (PAS )
Kelantan state election, 2023 :Kuala Balah Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PAS Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil 6,186 63.31 17.57BN Mohd Yamin Anuar Mat Zain 3,585 36.69 17.57Total valid votes 9,771 100.00 Total rejected ballots 88 Unreturned ballots 10 Turnout 9,869 62.84 22.19Registered electors 15,704 Majority 2,601 26.62 18.10PAS gain fromBN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2004 :Kuala Balah Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Abd Aziz Derashid 4,515 62.35 PAS Mat Rasid Mat Jaais 2,726 37.65 Total valid votes 7,241 100.00 Total rejected ballots 109 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 7,350 84.33 Registered electors 8,716 Majority 1,789 24.70 This was a new constituency created.
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