Pulai Chondong
|  Kelantan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA | 
 PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1973 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 28,169 | ||
Pulai Chondong 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 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pulai Chondong constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulai Chondong (N33) | Kampung Bandar | 029/33/01 | SK Bandar | 
| Alor Melaka | 029/33/02 | Maahad Syamsul Maarif (P) | |
| Merbau Chondong | 029/33/03 | SJK (C) Poey Sit | |
| Kedai Pulai Chondong | 029/33/04 | SK Pulai Chondong | |
| Pangkal Gong | 029/33/05 | SK Pangkal Gong | |
| Kerawang | 029/33/06 | SK Pangkal Nering | |
| Bagan | 029/33/07 | SK Mata Ayer | |
| Kampung Tok Bok | 029/33/08 | SMK Abdul Samad | |
| Joh | 029/33/09 | Maahad Syamsul Maarif (L) | |
| Labok | 029/33/10 | SK Tok Bok | |
| Kampung Binjal | 029/33/11 | SK Labok | |
| Dewan | 029/33/12 | SK Dewan Besar | 
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pulai Chondong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | 
| Constituency created from Machang Utara | |||
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Abdullah Muhammad | BN (UMNO) | 
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 4th | 1982–1986 | Noor Mohammad | |
| 7th | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Mohamad Noor Ahmad | S46 | 
| 9th | 1995–1996 | ||
| 1997–1999 | Zulkifli Mamat | PAS | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | PR (PAS) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Azhar Salleh | PAS | 
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Azhar Salleh | 11,636 | 67.51 |  15.25 | ||
| BN | Muhammad Fakhran Che Jusoh | 5,599 | 32.49 |  7.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,235 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 88 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,356 | 61.61 |  21.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,169 | |||||
| Majority | 6,037 | 35.02 |  22.90 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Azhar Salleh | 9,140 | 52.26 |  0.58 | |
| BN | Ahmad Tarmizi Ismail | 7,021 | 40.15 |  7.01 | |
| PH | Ab Halim @ Kamaruddin Ab Kadir | 1,328 | 7.59 |  7.59 | |
| Total valid votes | 17,489 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 226 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 173 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,888 | 82.65 |  4.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,644 | ||||
| Majority | 2,119 | 12.12 |  6.44 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zulkifli Mamat | 8,546 | 52.84 |  3.12 | |
| BN | Ab Halim Ismail | 7,627 | 47.16 |  3.12 | |
| Total valid votes | 16,173 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 179 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 51 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,403 | 86.90 |  2.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,875 | ||||
| Majority | 919 | 5.68 |  6.24 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zulkifli Mamat | 7,205 | 55.96 |  5.51 | |
| BN | Mohd Asri Meiah | 5,670 | 44.04 |  5.51 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,875 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,046 | 84.58 |  2.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,425 | ||||
| Majority | 1,535 | 11.92 |  11.02 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zulkifli Mamat | 5,866 | 50.45 |  10.23 | |
| BN | Ab Halim Ismail | 5,761 | 49.55 |  10.23 | |
| Total valid votes | 11,627 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,758 | 82.15 |  3.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,312 | ||||
| Majority | 105 | 0.90 |  20.46 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zulkifli Mamat | 6,583 | 60.68 |  60.68 | |
| BN | Arifin Mamat | 4,265 | 39.32 |  2.88 | |
| Total valid votes | 10,848 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 229 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,089 | 79.05 |  3.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,027 | ||||
| Majority | 2,318 | 21.36 |  5.76 | ||
| PAS hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Noor Ahmad | 4,778 | 50.20 |  50.20 | |
| BN | Hussein Ahmad | 4,660 | 48.96 |  9.26 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,438 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 80 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,518 | 75.40 |  3.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,635 | ||||
| Majority | 118 | 1.24 |  91.9 | ||
| PAS gain from S46 | Swing | ? 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Mohamad Noor Ahmad | 5,415 | 57.80 |  9.09 | |
| BN | Nooruddin Hassan | 3,954 | 42.20 |  9.29 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,369 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,596 | 75.89 |  3.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,645 | ||||
| Majority | 1,461 | 15.60 |  18.58 | ||
| S46 hold | Swing | 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Mohamad Noor Ahmad | 5,083 | 67.09 |  67.09 | |
| BN | Abdullah Mohamed | 2,493 | 32.91 |  27.31 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,576 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 232 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,808 | 79.78 |  0.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,787 | ||||
| Majority | 2,590 | 34.18 |  13.74 | ||
| S46 gain from BN | Swing | ? 
 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Mohamed | 4,249 | 60.22 | ||
| PAS | Mustapha Yahya | 2,807 | 39.78 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,056 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,227 | 79.53 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,087 | ||||
| Majority | 1,442 | 20.44 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | 
 | |||
References
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
- ^ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "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.
