Kahang (state constituency)
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Political subdivision in Johor, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 31,214 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 25,831 | ||
| Area (km²) | 937 | ||
Kahang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
As of 2020, Kahang has a population of 31,214 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Kahang's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (74.3%)
- Chinese (21.5%)
- Indian (2.87%)
- Other ethnicities (1.08%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.12%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.10%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 33 March 2018, the Kahang constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahang（N31） | Kangkar Kahang Timor | 153/31/01 | SJK (C) Kahang |
| Kangkar Kahang Barat | 153/30/02 | SA Kampung Contoh | |
| Kahang | 153/31/03 | SK Kahang | |
| FELDA Kahang Timor | 153/31/04 | SK (FELDA) Kahang Timur | |
| FELDA Ulu Dengar | 153/31/05 | SK LKTP Ulu Dengar | |
| Sri Lambak | 153/31/06 | SA Taman Sri Lambak | |
| Sungai Sayong | 154/31/07 | SJK (C) Sayong | |
| FELDA Bukit Tongkat | 153/31/08 | SMK LKTP Belitong | |
| FELDA Ulu Belitong | 153/31/09 | SK LKTP Belitong | |
| FELDA Ulu Pengeli | 153/31/10 | SK (FELDA) Ulu Pengeli |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kahang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created by Tenggaroh and Gunung Lambak | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Ramis Subramaniam (ரமீஸ் சுப்ரமணியம்) | BN (MIC) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (வித்யானந்தன் ராமநாதன்) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | R Vidyananthan | 10,486 | 62.69 | |||
| PN | Daud Yusof | 3,788 | 22.64 |  22.64 | ||
| PH | Rohani Banu | 2,181 | 13.03 | |||
| PEJUANG | Rosdi Amir | 273 | 1.63 | 1.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,728 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 465 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 95 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,288 | 58.92 | ||||
| Registered electors | 29,343 | |||||
| Majority | 6,698 | 40.05 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
References
- ↑ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.31 Kahang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ "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]
- ↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ "Dashboard SPR".
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