Batu Uban (N35)

Penangconstituency
Batu Uban (olive) onPenang Island
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Kumaresan Aramugam PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	43,529
Area (km²)[2]	9

Batu Uban is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It covers a portion ofPenang Island's eastern seaboard, including the southernmost suburbs ofGeorge Town.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018^[update], the State Assemblyman for Batu Uban is Kumaresan Aramugam fromParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition,Pakatan Harapan (PH).

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Uban constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

It encompasses the southernmost halve ofGelugor, a suburb ofGeorge Town, includingUniversiti Sains Malaysia and Minden Heights.^[4] Surrounding neighbourhoods such asBatu Uban,Sungai Dua,Sungai Nibong andBukit Jambul are also situated within this state seat.

The northern limits of this constituency roughly follows the course of the Gelugor River into the sea, thereby dividingGelugor into the northern and southern halves (with the northern half under the neighbouringSeri Delima constituency). The Batu Uban seat is also bounded to the south byJalan Tun Dr Awang,Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah andSungai Dua.

The electoral results for the Batu Uban state constituency in2008,2013 and2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kumaresan Aramugam	22,773	76.80	3.60
	PN	Mok Kok On	6,065	20.50	20.50
	MUDA	Lee Kim Noor	803	2.70	2.70
Total valid votes			29,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			29,859	68.60	14.50
Registered electors			43,529
Majority			16,708	56.30	9.60
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kumaresan Aramugam	21,079	80.40	80.40
	BN	Hng Chee Wey	3,806	14.50	14.80
	PAS	Vikneswaran Muniandy	1,176	4.50	4.50
	Penang Front Party	Teoh Kean Liang	32	0.20	0.20
	Malaysian United Party	Teoh Kok Siang	116	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			26,209	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			26,523	83.10	3.30
Registered electors			31,924
Majority			17,273	65.90	25.50
	PHhold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Jayabalan Thambyappa	17,017	69.70	17.70
	BN	Goh Kheng Sneah	7,160	29.30	18.70
	Independent	Mohd Noor Mohd Abdul Kadeer	186	0.76	0.76
	Independent	Baratharajan Narayanasamy Pillai	40	0.16	0.16
	Independent	Rajendra Ammasi	26	0.08	0.08
Total valid votes			24,429	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			24,750	86.40	10.90
Registered electors			28,649
Majority			9,857	40.40	36.40
	PKRhold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved2016-05-21.[permanent dead link]"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved2016-05-21.

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