Tapah (P072)

Perakconstituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Saravanan Murugan BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	79,093
Electors (2022)[2]	61,946
Area (km²)[3]	893
Pop. density (per km²)	88.6

Tapah is a federal constituency inBatang Padang District andHilir Perak District,Perak,Malaysia, that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

As of 2020, Tapah has a population of 79,093 people.^[5]

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tapah constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.^[6]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	18,398	41.36	3.11
	PH	Saraswathy Kandasami	13,334	29.98	12.79
	PN	Muhammad Yadzan Muhammad	12,115	27.24	27.24
	GTA	Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi	335	0.75	0.75
	Heritage	Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali Yasin	200	0.45	0.45
	Independent	M Karthiravan	99	0.22	0.22
Total valid votes			44,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots			90
Turnout			45,537	71.81	6.94
Registered electors			61,946
Majority			5,064	11.38	9.68
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	16,086	44.47	13.26
	PH	Mohamed Azni Mohamed Ali	15,472	42.77	42.77
	PAS	Norazli Musa	4,616	12.76	12.76
Total valid votes			36,174	100.00
Total rejected ballots			760
Unreturned ballots			179
Turnout			37,113	78.75	2.58
Registered electors			47,128
Majority			614	1.70	20.64
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]"(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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	20,670	57.73	1.73
	PKR	Vasantha Kumar Krishnan	12,743	35.59	8.41
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Shaharuzzaman Bistamam	2,053	5.73	5.73
	Independent	Ridzuan Bani	337	0.94	0.94
Total valid votes			35,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,040
Unreturned ballots			101
Turnout			36,994	81.33	11.21
Registered electors			45,485
Majority			7,927	22.34	10.34
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved2016-05-14.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	14,084	56.00	13.72
	PKR	Tan Seng Toh	11,064	44.00	44.00
Total valid votes			25,148	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,662
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			26,811	70.12	4.10
Registered electors			38,236
Majority			3,020	12.00	27.44
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Veerasingam Suppiah	16,945	69.72	8.09
	PAS	Ahmad Razi Otman	7,359	30.28	30.28
Total valid votes			24,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			956
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			25,681	66.02	0.74
Registered electors			38,898
Majority			9,586	39.44	16.18
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Veerasingam Suppiah	14,945	61.63	2.84
	PKR	Kamarudin Awang Teh	9,306	38.37	38.37
Total valid votes			24,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			868
Unreturned ballots			1,101
Turnout			26,220	65.28	0.62
Registered electors			40,165
Majority			5,639	23.26	17.60
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kumaran Karunagaran	15,543	64.47	3.95
	DAP	Mohamad Asri Othman	5,692	23.61	23.61
	PAS	Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah	2,596	10.77	10.77
	Independent	Foo Khon Yow	278	1.15	1.15
Total valid votes			24,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,298
Unreturned ballots			349
Turnout			25,756	64.66	3.04
Registered electors			39,832
Majority			9,851	40.86	19.82
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kumaran Karunagaran	15,015	60.52	1.12
	S46	Abdul Wahab Abu Bakar	9,794	39.48	39.48
Total valid votes			24,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,057
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,866	67.70	0.31
Registered electors			38,209
Majority			5,221	21.04	5.14
	BNhold		Swing

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