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Bagan Dalam
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kumaran Krishnan
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2023
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 % ∆%
PH Kumaran Krishnan 10,506 71.49 Decrease 1.01
PN Jayaraman Kunchu Kannu 2,964 20.17 Increase 20.17
Independent Satees Muniandy 1,111 7.56 Increase 7.56
Penang Front Party S. Rajasakanan 115 0.78 Increase 0.48
Total valid votes 14,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 14,868 70.06 Decrease 11.64
Registered electors 21,221
Majority 7,542 51.32 Increase 5.42
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Satees Muniandy 10,701 72.50 Increase 6.10
BN Dhinagaran Jayabalan 3,918 26.60 Decrease 6.40
Malaysian United Party Teoh Uat Lye 51 0.30 Increase 0.30
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Teoh Huck Ping 45 0.30 Increase 0.30
[[ PFP|Penang Front Party]] Jasper Ooi Zong Han 36 0.30 Increase 0.30
Total valid votes 14,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 14,948 81.70 Decrease 2.60
Registered electors 18,291
Majority 6,783 45.90 Increase 12.50
Bagan Dalam hold Swing PH (2018)
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.[ permanent dead link]

"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 % ∆%
DAP Tanasekharan Autherapady 10,253 66.40 Increase 4.50
BN Karuppanan Malairaja 5,092 33.00 Decrease 5.10
Love Malaysia Party Lim Seang Teik 76 0.50 Increase 0.50
Independent Asoghan Govindaraju 25 0.10 Increase 0.10
Total valid votes 15,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,687 84.30 Increase 11.30
Registered electors 18,613
Majority 5,161 33.40 Increase 9.60
Bagan Dalam hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tanasekharan Autherapady 7,601 61.90 Increase 23.10
BN Subbaiyah Palaniappan 4,669 38.10 Decrease 16.87
Total valid votes 12,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 12,546 73.00 Increase 0.92
Registered electors 17,194
Majority 2,932 23.80 Increase 7.63
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Subbaiyah Palaniappan 6,687 54.97 Increase 7.63
DAP Lim Hock Seng 4,720 38.80 Increase 8.42
PKR Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid 758 6.23 Increase 6.23
Total valid votes 12,165 100.00
Total rejected ballots 250
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 12,420 72.08 Decrease 3.19
Registered electors 17,230
Majority 1,967 16.17 Decrease 0.79
Bagan Dalam hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN T. Subbiah 7,199 47.34 Increase 3.58
DAP Raja Gopal Ramaya 4,620 30.38 Decrease 12.90
Independent Loong Kok Khoon 2,832 18.62 Increase 18.62
SDP Yip Chim Guan 401 2.64 Decrease 3.89
Independent V. Apaoo Veeriayah 93 0.62 Increase 0.62
Independent Sathasivam Swaminathan 62 0.41 Increase 0.41
Total valid votes 15,207 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,549 75.27 Decrease 4.28
Registered electors 20,658
Majority 2,597 16.96 Increase 16.48
Bagan Dalam hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN T. Subbiah 5,747 43.76 Decrease 5.43
DAP N. Shanmugam 5,684 43.28 Increase 11.70
SDP Loh Kim Heng 857 6.53 Increase6.53
PAS Abdul Hamid Abdullah 845 6.43 Increase6.43
Total valid votes 13,133 100.00
Total rejected ballots 489
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,622 79.55 Decrease 2.15
Registered electors 17,123
Majority 63 0.48 Decrease 17.13
Bagan Dalam hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN T. Subbiah 4,494 49.19
DAP Peh Min Sin 2,885 31.58
PEKEMAS S.K. Kalan Giyam 1,474 16.13
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Choo Guan Teik 219 2.40
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air V. Aparco Veenayah 64 0.70
Total valid votes 9,136 100.00
Total rejected ballots 435
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,571 81.70
Registered electors 11,761
Majority 1,609 17.61
This was a new constituency created.

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