Bunut Payong 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 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Bunut Payong's electorate as of 2023
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- Malay (93.8%)
- Chinese (5.17%)
- Other ethnicities (0.61%)
- Indian (0.46%)
 History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bunut Payong constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location | 
| 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 the Legislative Assembly for Bunut Payong | 
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | 
| Constituency created from Telipot | 
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher | BN (UMNO) | 
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Halim Mohamad | PAS | 
| 9th | 1995–1999 | 
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Takiyuddin Hassan | 
| 11th | 2004–2008 | 
| 12th | 2008–2013 | PR (PAS) | 
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Ramli Mamat | 
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS | 
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | 
| 15th | 2023–present | Shaari Mat Yaman | 
Election results
Kelantan state election, 2023: Bunut Payong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | 
|  | PAS | Shaari Mat Yaman | 13,887 | 62.66 |  12.57 | 
|  | BN | Mohamed Hasnan Che Hussin | 8,277 | 37.34 |  8.47 | 
| Total valid votes | 22,164 | 100.00 | 
| Total rejected ballots | 114 | 
| Unreturned ballots | 57 | 
| Turnout | 22,278 | 60.62 |  19.24 | 
| Registered electors | 36,844 | 
| Majority | 5,610 | 25.32 |  4.10 | 
|  | PAS hold | Swing |  | 
|  | 
Kelantan state election, 2018: Bunut Payong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | 
|  | PAS | Ramli Mamat | 10,921 | 50.09 |  13.63 | 
|  | BN | Mohamed Hasnan Che Hussin | 6,294 | 28.87 |  7.41 | 
|  | PH | Sanusi Othman | 4,586 | 21.04 |  21.04 | 
| Total valid votes | 21,801 | 100.00 | 
| Total rejected ballots | 214 | 
| Unreturned ballots | 256 | 
| Turnout | 22,271 | 79.86 |  3.79 | 
| Registered electors | 28,437 | 
| Majority | 4,627 | 21.22 |  6.22 | 
|  | PAS hold | Swing |  | 
|  | 
Kelantan state election, 2013: Bunut Payong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | 
|  | PAS | Ramli Mamat | 13,447 | 63.72 |  0.47 | 
|  | BN | Mohd Fakhrurazi Abdul Rahim | 7,655 | 36.28 |  0.47 | 
| Total valid votes | 21,102 | 100.00 | 
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | 
| Unreturned ballots | 75 | 
| Turnout | 21,336 | 83.65 |  3.77 | 
| Registered electors | 25,506 | 
| Majority | 5,792 | 27.44 |  0.94 | 
|  | PAS hold | Swing |  | 
|  | 
Kelantan state election, 2008: Bunut Payong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | 
|  | PAS | Takiyuddin Hassan | 10,360 | 63.25 |  | 
|  | BN | Rosmadi Ismail | 6,019 | 36.75 |  | 
| Total valid votes | 16,379 | 100.00 | 
| Total rejected ballots | 146 | 
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | 
| Turnout | 16,525 | 79.88 | 
| Registered electors | 20,688 | 
| Majority | 4,341 | 26.50 | 
|  | PAS hold | Swing |  | 
|  | 
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