Bagan Dalam
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kumaran Krishnan
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]21,221
Area (km²)[2]7

Bagan Dalam is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal is Satees Muniandy from Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

Polling districts

According to the Federal Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bagan Dalam constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bagan Dalam (N09) Bagan Luar 043/09/01 SK St Mark
Telaga Ayer 043/09/02 SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1
Taman Bagan 043/09/03 SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2
Kampong Acham 043/04/04 SK Convent 1, Butterworth
Sekolah St Marks 043/40/05 SMK Convent Butterworth
Bagan Dalam 043/09/06 SK Kuala Perai
Jalan Assumption 043/09/07 SK Sungai Nyior

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bagan Dalam's electorate as of 2023[6]

  Chinese (49.74%)
  Indian (26.50%)
  Malay (23.03%)
  Other ethnicities (0.72%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bagan Luar 1,632
Telaga Ayer 3,120
Taman Bagan 3,472
Kampong Acham 2,217
Sekolah St. Marks 2,020
Bagan Dalam 3,531
Jalan Assumption 2,422
Total 18,414
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. The state constituency was discontinued in 1986 before being reintroduced in 2004.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bagan Dalam
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Butterworth
4th 1974 – 1978 T. Subbiah BN (MIC)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Prai
Constituency re-created from Perai
11th 2004 – 2008 Subbaiyah Palaniappan BN (MIC)
12th 2008 – 2013 Tanasekharan Autherapady PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 Satees Muniandy PH (DAP)
15th 2023 - present Kumaran Krishnan

Election results

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHKumaran Krishnan10,50671.49Decrease 1.01
PNJayaraman Kunchu Kannu2,96420.17Increase 20.17
IndependentSatees Muniandy1,1117.56Increase 7.56
Penang Front PartyS. Rajasakanan1150.78Increase 0.48
Total valid votes 14,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 14,86870.06Decrease 11.64
Registered electors 21,221
Majority 7,54251.32Increase 5.42
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHSatees Muniandy10,70172.50Increase 6.10
BNDhinagaran Jayabalan3,91826.60Decrease 6.40
Malaysian United PartyTeoh Uat Lye510.30Increase 0.30
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaTeoh Huck Ping450.30Increase 0.30
PFPJasper Ooi Zong Han360.30Increase 0.30
Total valid votes 14,751100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 14,94881.70Decrease 2.60
Registered electors 18,291
Majority 6,78345.90Increase 12.50
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPTanasekharan Autherapady10,25366.40Increase 4.50
BNKaruppanan Malairaja5,09233.00Decrease 5.10
Love Malaysia PartyLim Seang Teik760.50Increase 0.50
IndependentAsoghan Govindaraju250.10Increase 0.10
Total valid votes 15,446100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,68784.30Increase 11.30
Registered electors 18,613
Majority 5,16133.40Increase 9.60
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPTanasekharan Autherapady7,60161.90Increase 23.10
BNSubbaiyah Palaniappan4,66938.10Decrease 16.87
Total valid votes 12,270100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 12,54673.00Increase 0.92
Registered electors 17,194
Majority 2,93223.80Increase 7.63
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)


Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSubbaiyah Palaniappan6,68754.97Increase 7.63
DAPLim Hock Seng4,72038.80Increase 8.42
PKRAbdul Razak Abdul Hamid7586.23Increase 6.23
Total valid votes 12,165100.00
Total rejected ballots 250
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 12,42072.08Decrease 3.19
Registered electors 17,230
Majority 1,96716.17Decrease 0.79
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNT. Subbiah7,19947.34Increase 3.58
DAPRaja Gopal Ramaya4,62030.38Decrease 12.90
IndependentLoong Kok Khoon2,83218.62Increase 18.62
SDPYip Chim Guan4012.64Decrease 3.89
IndependentV. Apaoo Veeriayah930.62Increase 0.62
IndependentSathasivam Swaminathan620.41Increase 0.41
Total valid votes 15,207100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,54975.27Decrease 4.28
Registered electors 20,658
Majority 2,59716.96Increase 16.48
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNT. Subbiah5,74743.76Decrease 5.43
DAPN. Shanmugam5,68443.28Increase 11.70
SDPLoh Kim Heng8576.53Increase6.53
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Hamid Abdullah8456.43Increase6.43
Total valid votes 13,133100.00
Total rejected ballots 489
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,62279.55Decrease 2.15
Registered electors 17,123
Majority 630.48Decrease 17.13
BN hold Swing


Penang state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNT. Subbiah4,49449.19
DAPPeh Min Sin2,88531.58
PEKEMASS.K. Kalan Giyam1,47416.13
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaChoo Guan Teik2192.40
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah AirV. Aparco Veenayah640.70
Total valid votes 9,136100.00
Total rejected ballots 435
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,57181.70
Registered electors 11,761
Majority 1,60917.61
This was a new constituency created.

See also

References

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