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Kuala Ketil (state constituency)

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Kuala Ketil (N32)
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mansor Zakaria
PN
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1984
Constituency re-created1995
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)42,184

Kuala Ketil is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

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As of 2020, Kuala Ketil has a population of 51,301 people.[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Ketil's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (82.4%)
  2. Indian (11.1%)
  3. Chinese (5.68%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.88%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Ketil constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Kuala Ketil（N32） FELDA Teloi Kanan 016/32/01 SK Teloi Kanan
Kampung Guar Chempedak 016/32/02 SK Mohd Ariff Abdullah
Padang Kulim 016/32/03 SK Kuala Ketil
Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil 016/32/04 SMK Kuala Ketil
Pekan Lama Kuala Ketil 016/32/05 SMK Tanjung Puteri
Taman Batu Pekaka 016/32/06 SJK (C) Kuala Ketil
Batu Pekaka 016/32/07 SK Batu Pekaka
Kampung Thye Seng 016/32/08 SJK (T) Ladang Batu Pekaka
Kuala Kuli 016/32/09 SK Seri Jemerli
Kampung Jawa 016/32/10 SK Kuala Ketil
Padang Geh 016/32/11 SJK (T) Ladang Kim Seng
Kuala Merah 016/32/12 SK Kuala Merah
Parit Panjang 016/32/13 SMK Parit Panjang
Kampung Tembak 016/32/14 SK Tembak
Paya Besar 016/32/15 SK Paya Besar
Kuala Samak 016/32/16 SK Kuala Semak
Binjol Dalam 016/32/17 SK Binjul Dalam
Kampung Tawar 016/32/18 SK Tawar
Pekan Tawar 016/32/19 SJK (C) Kong Min
Binjal Luar 016/32/20 SK Binjul
Ladang Malakoff 016/32/21 SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff
Kejal 016/32/22 SK Kampung Selarong
Kampung Bakai 016/32/23 SK Seri Inas
Pelam 016/32/24 SJK (T) Ladang Pelam

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Ketil
Assembly No Years Name Party
Constituency created from Sungei Patani Luar, Sidam, Baling Barat and Pekan Sungei Patani
4th N22 1974–1978 Mohamed Muslim Othman BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982 Supramaniam Ahnasamy Pillai BN (MIC)
6th 1982–1986 S. Subramaniam
Constituency split into Merbau Pulas, Tikam Batu and Bukit Selambau
Constituency recreated from Bukit Selambau and Merbau Pulas
9th N32 1995–1999 Mohd Hadzir Ismail BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir
12th 2008–2013 Md Zuki Yusof PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Mansor Zakaria PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PNMansor Zakaria24,87274.96Increase 74.96
BNSuriati Che Mid8,30725.04Decrease 13.51
Total valid votes 33,179 100.00
Total rejected ballots 165
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 33,38079.13Decrease 6.79
Registered electors 42,184
Majority 16,56549.92Increase 44.38
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMansor Zakaria12,57444.09Decrease 19.16
BNMohd Khairul Azhar Abdullah10,99338.55Decrease 9.12
PKRMohamad Sofee Razak4,95217.36Increase 17.36
Total valid votes 33,798 100.00
Total rejected ballots 444
Unreturned ballots 73
Turnout 29,03885.92Decrease 2.79
Registered electors 42,184
Majority 1,5815.54Decrease 8.05
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd Zuki Yusof12,76952.14Decrease 10.48
BNMohd Khairul Azhar Abdullah11,61538.55Increase 9.23
KITAKrishnan Ganapathy1050.04Increase 0.04
Total valid votes 24,489 100.00
Total rejected ballots 369
Unreturned ballots 59
Turnout 24,91788.71Increase 6.16
Registered electors 28,087
Majority 1,15413.59Decrease 11.65
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd Zuki Yusof12,10562.62Increase 13.89
BNFirdaus Zakaria7,22537.38Decrease 13.89
Total valid votes 19,330100.00
Total rejected ballots 338
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 19,69782.55Increase 0.29
Registered electors 23,861
Majority 4,88025.25Increase 22.71
PAS gain from BN Swing -
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir9,32351.27Decrease 8.90
PASMd. Zuki Yusof8,86148.73Increase 8.90
Total valid votes 18,184100.00
Total rejected ballots 289
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,47382.26Increase 7.41
Registered electors 22,456
Majority 4622.54Decrease 17.79
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohd Hadzir Ismail7,75860.17Decrease 11.46
PASAhmad Zakaria5,13639.83Increase 11.46
Total valid votes 12,894100.00
Total rejected ballots 420
Unreturned ballots 256
Turnout 13,57074.85Increase 3.42
Registered electors 18,129
Majority 2,62220.34Decrease 22.93
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohd Hadzir Ismail8,74771.63
PASAhmad Majid3,46428.37
Total valid votes 12,211100.00
Total rejected ballots 321
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 12,53871.43
Registered electors 17,552
Majority 5,28343.26
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSubramaniam Sundram7,34262.90Decrease 5.03
PASAhmad Khasasi Mahamud3,21527.54Decrease 4.53
DAPKaruppiah Ramasamy9307.97Increase 7.97
IndependentNadaraju Aparu1861.59Increase 1.59
Total valid votes 11,673100.00
Total rejected ballots 217
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,89075.76Decrease 0.82
Registered electors 15,695
Majority 4,12735.36Decrease 0.51
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSubramaniam Annasamy Pillai6,73567.93Decrease 6.76
PASMat Hassan Abdul3,17932.07Increase 32.07
Total valid votes 9,914100.00
Total rejected ballots 417
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,33176.58Increase 0.96
Registered electors 13,491
Majority 3,55635.87Decrease 23.25
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
BNMohamad Muslim Othman5,93174.69
KITAMuniyandy Ramalingam1,23615.56
Parti Sosialis Rakyat MalaysiaHasan Mat Amin7749.75
Total valid votes 7,941100.00
Total rejected ballots 637
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,57875.62
Registered electors 11,343
Majority 4,69559.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  • "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kedah". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  1. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.32 Kuala Ketil Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  2. ↑ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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