Kota Bharu (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency of Kelantan, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Kelantan constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 130,801 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 115,466 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 33 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,963.7 |
Kota Bharu is a federal constituency in Kota Bharu District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN
As for 2020, Kota Bharu has a population of 130,801 people.[4]
Age breakdown of Kota Bharu's electorate as of 2022
- 18-20 (5.45%)
- 21-29 (20.9%)
- 30-39 (24.0%)
- 40-49 (16.8%)
- 50-59 (13.8%)
- 60-69 (11.3%)
- 70-79 (5.74%)
- 80-89 (1.62%)
- above 90 (0.43%)
Gender breakdown of Kota Bharu's electorate as of 2022
- Male (49.3%)
- Female (50.7%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kota Bharu constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Wakaf Mek Zainab | 021/08/01 | SK Tengku Indera Petra |
| Tanjong Chat | 021/08/02 | SK Padang Garong 2 | |
| Sungai Keladi | 021/08/03 | SMK Putera | |
| Kok Pasir | 021/08/04 | SMK Tanjung Mas | |
| Khatib Ali | 021/08/05 | SMK Dato' Ahmad Maher | |
| Tanjong Mas | 021/08/06 | Maahad Muhammadi (Lelaki) | |
| Cherang | 021/08/07 | SK Sultan Ismail (4) | |
| Kampung Bayam | 021/08/08 | SK Sultan Ismail (2) | |
| Langgar | 021/08/09 | SK Langgar | |
| Paya Bemban | 021/08/10 | SK Islah | |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kubang Pasu | 021/09/01 | SMK Zainab 2 |
| Kelochor | 021/09/02 | SJK (C) Chung Cheng | |
| Kebun Sultan | 021/09/03 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
| Merbau | 021/09/04 | SK Merbau | |
| Atas Banggol | 021/09/05 | SMJK Chung Hwa | |
| Jalan Pejabat Pos Lama | 021/09/06 | Maahadi Muhammadi (Perempuan) | |
| Bandar | 021/09/07 | SMJK Chung Cheng | |
| Padang Garong | 021/09/08 | SK Padang Garong 1 | |
| Kota Lama | 021/09/09 | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kota Bharu | |
| Islah Lama | 021/09/10 | SK Sri Bemban | |
| Kampung Dusun | 021/09/11 | SK Padang Garong 1 | |
| Kubor Kuda | 021/09/12 | SK Kampung Sireh | |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kg Sireh Bawah Lembah | 021/10/01 | Tadika Tg. Anis 1 |
| Kubor Kuda | 021/10/02 | SMA Naim Lil-Banat | |
| Jalan Raja Dewa | 021/10/03 | SMK Sultan Ismail | |
| Telipot | 021/10/04 | Maktab Sultan Ismail | |
| Kampung Belukar | 021/10/05 | SMK Zainab (1) | |
| Bunut Payong Hilir | 021/10/06 | SK Sultan Ismail (1) | |
| Pintu Geng | 021/10/07 | SMK Pintu Geng | |
| Kota Utara | 021/10/08 | SK Kota | |
| Lundang | 021/10/09 | SK Lundang | |
| Bunut Payong | 021/10/10 | SK Bunut Payong | |
| Kampung Wakaf Che Yeh | 021/10/11 | SMK Kota |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kota Bharu | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created, renamed from Kota Bharu Hilir | |||||
| 4th | P019 | 1974–1978 | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) | Uncontested |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | 18,136 65.73% | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | 21,424 58.26% | |||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | 20,310 57.07% | |||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Ilani Isahak (إيلاني إسحاق) | APU (S46) | 27,566 68.61% | |
| 9th | P021 | 1995–1999 | 24,096 57.48% | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Ramli Ibrahim (رملي إبراهيم) | BA (keADILan) | 26,723 61.22% | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (محمد زيد إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) | 23,831 51.88% | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (وان عبدالرحيم وان عبدﷲ) | PR (PAS) | 32,129 60.66% | |
| 13th | 2013–2015 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | 40,620 62.09% | ||
| 2015–2016 | PAS | ||||
| 2016–2018 | GS (PAS) | ||||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | 28,291 42.24% | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (PAS) | ||||
| 15th | 2022–present | 41,869 53.67% | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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| 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kota Bharu | Bunut Payong | ||||||
| Kota Lama | |||||||
| Kubang Kerian | |||||||
| Lundang | |||||||
| Padang Garong | |||||||
| Sungei Keladi | |||||||
| Tanjong Mas | |||||||
| Telipot | |||||||
Historical boundaries
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| 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2003 | 2018 | |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N8 | Tanjong Mas | Rohani Ibrahim | PN (PAS) |
| N9 | Kota Lama | Hafidzah Mustakim | PH (AMANAH) |
| N10 | Bunut Payong | Shaari Mat Yaman | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N8 | Tanjong Mas | Kota Bharu Municipal Council |
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| N9 | Kota Lama | ||
| N10 | Bunut Payong |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Takiyuddin Hassan | 41,869 | 53.67 |  11.43 | ||
| PH | Hafidzah Mustakim | 19,256 | 24.68 | 24.68 | ||
| BN | Rosmadi Ismail | 16,168 | 20.72 |  3.55 | ||
| PUTRA | Che Musa Che Omar | 528 | 0.68 | 0.68 | ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Andy Tan @ Awang | 107 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | Izat Bukhary | 91 | 0.12 | 0.12 | ||
| Total valid votes | 78,019 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 721 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 288 | |||||
| Turnout | 79,028 | 67.58 | 9.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 115,450 | |||||
| Majority | 22,613 | 28.99 | 20.23 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Takiyuddin Hassan | 28,291 | 42.24 | 19.85 | ||
| PKR | Husam Musa | 22,422 | 33.48 | 33.48 | ||
| BN | Fikhran Hamshi Mohamad Fatmi | 16,256 | 24.27 | 13.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 66,969 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 689 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 648 | |||||
| Turnout | 68,306 | 77.00 | 4.55 | |||
| Registered electors | 88,708 | |||||
| Majority | 5,869 | 8.76 | 15.65 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Takiyuddin Hassan | 40,620 | 62.09 | 1.43 | ||
| BN | Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh | 24,650 | 37.68 | 1.66 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar | 148 | 0.23 | 0.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,418 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 666 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 193 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,277 | 81.55 | 2.87 | |||
| Registered electors | 81,268 | |||||
| Majority | 15,970 | 24.41 | 3.09 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.[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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah | 32,129 | 60.66 | 60.66 | |
| BN | Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh | 20,841 | 39.34 | 12.54 | |
| Total valid votes | 52,970 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 609 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 131 | ||||
| Turnout | 53,710 | 78.68 | 2.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,261 | ||||
| Majority | 11,288 | 21.32 | 17.56 | ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Zaid Ibrahim | 23,831 | 51.88 | 14.04 | |
| PKR | Nik Mahmood Nik Hassan | 22,108 | 48.12 | 13.10 | |
| Total valid votes | 45,939 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 768 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 46,707 | 76.06 | 5.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,408 | ||||
| Majority | 1,723 | 3.76 | 19.62 | ||
| BN gain from PKR | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Ramli Ibrahim | 26,723 | 61.22 | 61.22 | |
| BN | Ilani Isahak | 16,517 | 37.84 | 4.68 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Mohd Din Nizam Din | 409 | 0.94 | 0.94 | |
| Total valid votes | 43,649 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 995 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 118 | ||||
| Turnout | 44,762 | 71.03 | 0.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,018 | ||||
| Majority | 10,206 | 23.38 | 8.42 | ||
| PKR gain from S46 | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Ilani Isahak | 24,096 | 57.48 | 11.13 | |
| BN | Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher | 17,828 | 42.52 | 12.38 | |
| Total valid votes | 41,924 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 902 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 224 | ||||
| Turnout | 43,050 | 71.31 | 2.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 60,370 | ||||
| Majority | 6,268 | 14.96 | 23.51 | ||
| S46 hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Ilani Isahak | 27,566 | 68.61 | 68.61 | |
| BN | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail | 12,106 | 30.14 | 26.93 | |
| Independent | Saifuddin Daud | 503 | 1.25 | 1.25 | |
| Total valid votes | 40,175 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,079 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,254 | 73.35 | 4.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,610 | ||||
| Majority | 15,460 | 38.47 | 24.33 | ||
| S46 gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail | 20,310 | 57.07 | 1.19 | |
| PAS | Hassan Abdullah | 15,277 | 42.93 | 6.34 | |
| Total valid votes | 35,587 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 695 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,282 | 68.96 | 5.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,613 | ||||
| Majority | 5,033 | 14.14 | 7.53 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail | 21,424 | 58.26 | 7.47 | |
| PAS | Salehudin Abdullah | 13,454 | 36.59 | 2.32 | |
| DAP | Kang Sam Chuan | 1,896 | 5.16 | 5.16 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,774 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 784 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,558 | 74.76 | 6.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,238 | ||||
| Majority | 7,970 | 21.67 | 9.79 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail | 18,136 | 65.73 | 65.73 | |
| PAS | Lah | 9,454 | 34.27 | 34.27 | |
| Total valid votes | 27,590 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 308 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,898 | 67.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 41,162 | ||||
| Majority | 8,682 | 31.46 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 38,958 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ↑ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "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. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.021 Kota Bharu Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kelantan" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
