Tenggaroh (state constituency)

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Tenggaroh
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)44,950
Electors (2022)38,408
Area (km²)1,745

Tenggaroh is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [1]

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tenggaroh's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (82.63%)
   Chinese (13.71%)
   Indian (1.49%)
   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.82%)
   Sabah Bumiputera (0.79%)
  Other ethnicities (0.56%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tenggaroh constituency has a total of 24 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Tenggaroh(N33)Bandar Utara154/33/01SA Bukit Timbalan
Jalan Jamaluang154/33/02SMK Sri Mersing
FELDA Nitar 2154/33/03SK LKTP Nitar 2
FELDA Nitar 1154/33/04SK LKTP Nitar 1
Pengkalan Batu154/33/05SA Pengkalan Batu
Jalan Ismail154/33/06SJK (C) Pai Chee
Pejabat Kerajaan154/33/07SK Bandar Mersing
Pekan Mersing Kechil154/33/08SK Sri Mersing
Sri Pantai154/33/09SK Seri Pantai
Bandar Jamaluang Timor154/33/10Dewan Seberguna Kampung Baru Jemaluang
Jamaluang Timor154/33/11SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 5
Jamaluang154/33/12SJK (C) Jemaluang
RISDA Sungai Ambat154/33/13Balai Raya Kg. Baru Estet Koperasi Sg. Ambat
FELDA Tenggaroh 5154/33/14SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir
FELDA Tenggaroh 3154/33/15SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 3
FELDA Tenggaroh 6154/33/16SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 6
FELDA Tenggaroh 4154/33/17SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 4
FELDA Tenggaroh 2154/33/18SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 2
FELDA Tenggaroh 1154/33/19SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 1
Pulau Sibu154/33/20Balai Raya Pulau Sibu
Pulau Tinggi154/33/21SK Pulau Tinggi
Pulau Besar154/33/22Balai Raya Pulau Besar
Pulau Aur154/33/23Balai Raya Pulau Aur
Pulau Pemanggil154/33/24SK Pulau Pemanggil

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tenggaroh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Mersing
7th1986-1990Arumugam Chettiar Verru ChettiarBN (MIC)
8th1990-1995Singgatore Achotan
9th1995-1999 Krishnasamy Shiman
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Murukasvary Thanarajan
13th2013-2018 Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
14th2018-2022
15th2022–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Raven Kumar Krishnasamy 10,52849.10
PN Roslan Nikmat9,17242.78Increase2.svg 42.78
PH Zulinah A Johari1,5297.13
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Firdaus Abd Rahman2130.99Increase2.svg 0.99
Total valid votes21,442100.00
Total rejected ballots117
Unreturned ballots423
Turnout21,98257,23
Registered electors38,408
Majority1,3566.32
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

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References

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  2. "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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