Asahan

Malaccaconstituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Fairul Nizam Roslan BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	15,745
Area (km²)[2]	214

Asahan is a state constituency inMalacca,Malaysia, that has been represented in theMalacca State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 2003 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system.

The Asahan constituency contains the polling districts of Simpang Tebong, Pekan Selandar, Bukit Sedanan, Batang Melaka, Jus, Bukit Senggeh, Pekan Nyalas, FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Pondok Batang, Ladang Bukit Asahan and Pekan Asahan.^[3]

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asahan constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[5]

The electoral results for the Asahan state constituency in2004,2008,2013 and2018,2021 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fairul Nizam Roslan	5,659	65.77	19.97
	PH	Idris Haron	2,666	30.99	12.69
	PN	Dhanesh Basil	1,364	15.83	15.83
	Independent	Mohd Akhir Ayob	136	1.58	1.58
	Independent	Azmar Ab Hamid	99	1.15	1.15
	Independent	Mohd Noor Salleh	44	0.51	0.51
Total valid votes			8,604
Total rejected ballots			262
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			10,263	65.18	17.51
Registered electors			15,745
Majority			2,993	34.78	32.66
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,942	45.80	19.44
	PH	Zamzuri Arifin	5,667	43.68	43.68
	PAS	Azlan Maddin	1,365	10.52	10.52
Total valid votes			12,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			218
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			13,239	82.69	3.61
Registered electors			16,011
Majority			275	2.12	28.36
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	8,257	65.24	4.04
	PAS	Wong Chee Chew	4,400	34.76	4.04
Total valid votes			12,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,898	86.30	9.81
Registered electors			14,945
Majority			3,857	30.48	8.08
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	R. Perumal	5,950	61.20	12.63
	PAS	Amdan Sudin	3,772	38.80	12.63
Total valid votes			9,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			10,039	76.49	0.83
Registered electors			13,125
Majority			2,178	22.40	25.26
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) [7]

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