Kemahang

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Kemahang
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman
PN
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)23,258

Kemahang is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Kemahang has a population of 27,677 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Kemahang's electorate as of 2023[3]
  1. Malay (98.6%)
  2. Other ethnicities (1.06%)
  3. Chinese (0.22%)
  4. Indian (0.09%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemahang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[4]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kemahang (N28） FELDA Kemahang 1 027/28/01 SMK Kemahang
FELDA Kemahang 3 027/28/02 SK Kemahang 3
FELDA Kemahang 2 027/28/03 SK Kemahang (2)
Bukit Mas 027/28/04 SMK Alor Pasir
Bukit Gading 027/28/05 SK Bukit Gading
Bendang Nyior 027/28/06 SK Bendang Nyior
Batang Merbau 027/28/07 SK Batang Merbau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemahang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Panau
9th 1995–1999 Mohd Adnan Kechik BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman PAS
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013 PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Kemahang
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd. Anizam Ab. Rahman10,37577.20Increase 26.55
BNMazli Mustafa3,06422.80Decrease 21.41
Total valid votes 13,439 100.00
Total rejected ballots 84
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 13,53558.20Decrease 23.42
Registered electors 23,258
Majority 7,31154.40Increase 47.96
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018: Kemahang
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd. Anizam Ab. Rahman7,26150.65Decrease 5.11
BNWan Rakemi Wan Zahari6,33844.21Decrease 0.03
Pakatan Harapan (2018)Bahari Muhammad Nor7375.14Increase 5.14
Total valid votes 14,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 140
Turnout 14,68281.62Decrease 6.09
Registered electors 17,989
Majority 9236.44Decrease 5.08
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013: Kemahang
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd. Anizam Ab. Rahman6,95355.76
BNDyg. Saniah Awg. Hamid5,51744.24
Total valid votes 12,470 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 12,63887.71
Registered electors 14,409
Majority 1,43611.52
PAS hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.28 Kemahang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ↑ Federal Gazette [dead link]