Bagan Dalam (state constituency)

Bagan Dalam
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Satees Muniandy; PH
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	18,291
Area (km²)	7

Bagan Dalam is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal is Satees Muniandy from Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[4]

Definition[]

The Bagan Dalam constituency contains the polling districts of Bagan Luar, Telaga Ayer, Taman Bagan, Kampong Acham, Sekolah St. Marks, Bagan Dalam and Jalan Assumption.^[5]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Bagan Dalam's electorate as of 2018^[6]

Malay (21.87%)

Chinese (51.85%)

Indian (25.81%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.11%)

Other ethnicities (0.36%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Bagan Luar	1,632
Telaga Ayer	3,120
Taman Bagan	3,472
Kampong Acham	2,217
Sekolah St. Marks	2,020
Bagan Dalam	3,531
Jalan Assumption	2,422
Total	18,414
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[7]

History[]

The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. The state constituency was discontinued in 1986 before being reintroduced in 2004.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bagan Dalam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Butterworth
	1974 – 1978	T. Subbiah	BN (MIC)
	1978 – 1982
	1982 – 1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Prai
Constituency re-created from Perai
	2004 – 2008	Subbaiyah Palaniappan	BN (MIC)
12th	2008 – 2013	Tanasekharan Autherapady	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2018	Tanasekharan Autherapady	PR (DAP)
14th	2018 –	Satees Muniandy	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Bagan Dalam state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Satees Muniandy	10,701	72.5
	BN	Dhinagaran Jayabalan	3,918	26.6
	MUP	Teoh Uat Lye	51	0.3
	PRM	Teoh Huck Ping	45	0.3
	PFP	Jasper Ooi Zong Han	36	0.3
Total valid votes			14,751	100.0
Total rejected ballots			164
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			14,948	81.7
Registered electors			18,291
Majority			6,783
	PH hold		Swing
show 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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[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 from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Tanasekharan Autherapady	10,253	66.4
	BN	Karuppanan Malairaja	5,092	33.0
	PCM	Lim Seang Teik	76	0.5
	Independent	Asoghan Govindaraju	25	0.1
Total valid votes			15,446	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,687	84.3
Registered electors			18,613
Majority			5,161
	DAP hold		Swing
show 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.^{[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 from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Tanasekharan Autherapady	7,601	61.9
	BN	Subbaiyah Palaniappan	4,669	38.1
Total valid votes			12,270	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			12,546	73.0
Registered electors			17,194
Majority			2,932
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[8]

References[]

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
^ https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n9

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[4] ttps://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html

[5] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-6] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-7] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

[8] ttps://undi.info/penang/r18/n9

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