Bukit Selambau (state constituency)

Bukit Selambau
Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Summugam Rengasamy; PH
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018

Bukit Selambau is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly since 1986.^[1]

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. This constituency has recorded 15 candidates to contest by-election in 2009, the most candidates ever in Malaysia election history.^[2]

History[]

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Sin, Kampung Sungkap, Bukit Lembu, Taman Bandar Baru, Sungai Lalang, Taman Desa Aman, Bandar Laguna Merbok, Tasek Apong, Ayer Menideh, Jalan Badlishah, Taman Peruda, Taman Ria Utara, Taman Ria Jaya, United Petani, Petani Para, Bukit Rusa, Pekan Bukit Selambau, Kampung Pokok Machang, Batu Belachan, Titi Panjang, Ambangan Height, Taman Ria Selatan.

2016–present:^[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Sin, Kampung Sungkap, Bukit Lembu, Taman Bandar Baru, Sungai Lalang, Taman Desa Aman, Bandar Laguna Merbok, Tasek Apong, Ayer Menideh, Jalan Badlishah, Taman Peruda, Taman Ria Utara, Taman Ria Jaya, United Petani, Petani Para, Bukit Rusa, Pekan Bukit Selambau, Kampung Pokok Machang, Batu Belachan, Titi Panjang, Ambangan Height, Taman Ria Selatan.

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Selambau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1986–1990		BN
	1990–1995
	1995–1999
	1999–2004
	2004–2008
	2008	Arumugam Vengatarakoo
	2008–2009	Arumugam Vengatarakoo	PKR
	2009–2013
	2013–2018	Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu
14th	2018–present	Summugam Rengasamy

Election results[]

Kedah state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Summugam Rengasamy	17,573	45.11	3.82
	PAS	Mohd Ali Sulaiman	11,938	30.64	30.64
	BN	Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh	9,449	24.25	23.39
Total valid votes			38,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			39,589	81.85
Registered electors			48,367
Majority			5,635	14.46
	PKR hold		Swing


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu	20,091	48.93	- 3.30
	BN	Maran Mutaya	19,561	47.64	+ 5.33
	Independent	Syed Omar Syed Mahamud	936	2.28	+ 2.28
	KITA	Kamal Nasser Thow Beek	388	0.94	+ 0.94
	Independent	Thivagaran Supramany	83	0.20	+ 0.20
Total valid votes			41,059	100.00
Total rejected ballots			839
Unreturned ballots			125
Turnout			42,023	85.61
Registered electors			49,087
Majority			530
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 186/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 227/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Kedah state by-election, 7 April 2009
Upon the resignation of incumbent, V. Arumugam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Manikumar Subramanian	12,632	52.23	+ 52.23
	BN	Ganesan Subramaniam	10,229	42.31	- 2.79
	Independent	Anuar Abdul Hamid	528	2.18	+ 2.18
	Independent	Husaini Yaacob	257	1.06	+ 1.06
	Independent	Mohd Fazil Abdul Wahab	83	0.34	+ 0.34
	Independent	Tan Hock Huat	78	0.32	+ 0.32
	Independent	T Chandrarajan Thanasagaran	73	0.30	+ 0.30
	Independent	Abdul Rahim Abu	60	0.25	+ 0.25
	Independent	Sarala Loganathan	49	0.20	+ 0.20
	Independent	Moganakumar Subramaniam	46	0.19	+ 0.19
	Independent	Jayagopal Adaikkalam	35	0.14	+ 0.14
	Independent	Venason Micheal	32	0.13	+ 0.13
	Independent	Loganathan Ramachandran	31	0.13	+ 0.13
	Independent	Khamis Awang	29	0.12	+ 0.12
	Independent	Radzi Md Lazim	25	0.10	+ 0.10
Total valid votes			24,187	100.00
Total rejected ballots			415
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			24,611	70.04
Registered electors			35,140
Majority			2,403
	PKR gain from Independent		Swing		?
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.25 Bukit Selambau". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Arumugam Vengatarakoo	13,225	54.90	+ 54.90
	BN	Krishnan Subramaniam	10,863	45.10	- 14.12
Total valid votes			24,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,694
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			25,798	73.76
Registered electors			34,977
Majority			2,362
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Velia Udayar	14,196	62.22	- 4.15
	KEADILAN	Mustafa Khalid Hanafi	6,501	28.49	+ 28.49
	DAP	Gnanaguru Ganisan	2,120	9.29	+ 9.29
Total valid votes			22,817	100.00
Total rejected ballots			496
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			23,383	77.12
Registered electors			30,322
Majority			7,695
	BN hold		Swing


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Velia Udayar	11,416	66.37	- 2.98
	PAS	Hamdan Mohamed Khalib	5,522	32.10	+ 12.99
	Independent	Kalaichelvan	264	1.53	+ 1.53
Total valid votes			17,202	100.00
Total rejected ballots			498
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			17,710	73.72
Registered electors			24,023
Majority			5,894
	BN hold		Swing


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Velia Udayar	10,165	69.35	+ 2.94
	PAS	Harun Mat Isa	2,800	19.11	+ 19.11
	DAP	Karuppaiah Ramasamy	1,692	11.54	+ 11.54
Total valid votes			14,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			374
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,031	71.00
Registered electors			21,169
Majority			7,365
	BN hold		Swing


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badri Yunus	8,819	66.41	- 5.31
	S46	Zainol Abidin Johari	4,460	33.59	+ 33.59
Total valid votes			13,279	100.00
Total rejected ballots			472
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,751	74.68
Registered electors			18,412
Majority			4,359
	BN hold		Swing


Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Badri Yunus	8,575	71.72
	PAS	Ahmad Awang	3,381	28.28
Total valid votes			11,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			533
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,489	71.69
Registered electors			17,421
Majority			5,194
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

^ "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
^ https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/record-15-candidates-bukit-selambau
^ "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.

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[GE14-1] "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)

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[3] "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.

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