Kota Bharu (federal constituency)

Kota Bharu (P021)

Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Takiyuddin Hassan PN
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.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Bharu's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (84.39%)

   Chinese (13.69%)

   Indian (0.75%)

  Other ethnicities (1.17%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kota Bharu constituency is divided into 33 polling districts. ^[4]

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 Utata	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
Constituency created, renamed from Kota Bharu Hilir
4th	P019	1974–1978	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th		1986–1990
8th		1990–1995	Ilani Isahak (إيلاني إسحاق)	S46
9th	P021	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Ramli Ibrahim (رملي إبراهيم)	BA (keADILan)
11th		2004–2008	Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (محمد زيد إبراهيم)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (وان عبدالرحيم وان عبدﷲ)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان)
14th		2018–2020		PAS
		2020–2022		PN (PAS)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	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

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

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N8	Tanjong Mas	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
N9	Kota Lama
N10	Bunut Payong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Takiyuddin Hassan	41,869	53.67	11.43
	PH	Hafidzah Mustakim	19,256	24.68	8.80
	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753266/PUB%20607%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Takiyuddin Hassan	28,291	42.24	19.85
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 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 ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

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
Turnout			46,707	76.06	5.03
Registered electors			61,408
Majority			1,723	3.76	19.62
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

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		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

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

Malaysian general election, 1990

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
Turnout			41,254	73.35	4.39
Registered electors			56,610
Majority			15,460	38.47	24.33
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail	20,310	57.07	1.19
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Hassan Abdullah	15,277	42.93	6.34
Total valid votes			35,587	100.00
Total rejected ballots			695
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,282	68.96	5.80
Registered electors			52,613
Majority			5,033	14.14	7.53
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail	21,424	58.26	7.47
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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
Turnout			37,558	74.76
Registered electors			50,238
Majority			7,970	21.67	9.79
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail	18,136	65.73	65.73
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Lah	9,454	34.27	34.27
Total valid votes			27,590	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,162
Majority			8,682	31.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

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.

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