Jeram Padang

Jeram Padang

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	16,332

Jeram Padang is a state constituency in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Jeram Padang is currently represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Jeram Padang's electorate as of 2023 ^[2]

1. Malay (51.08%)
2. Indians (33.64%)
3. Chinese (9.69%)
4. Other ethnicities (5.59%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Jeram Padang constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. ^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jeram Padang (N07)	Ladang Bahau	127/07/01	SJK (T) Ldg Bahau
	Taman Jaya	127/07/02	SJK (T) Ladang St Helier
	Bukit Rokan Barat	127/07/03	SK Bukit Rokan Barat
	Jeram Padang	127/07/04	SJK (T) Ldg Sialang
	Ladang Middleton	127/07/05	SJK (T) Ldg Middleton
	Ladang Klepin	127/07/06	SJK (T) Ldg Klepin
	Ladang Bukit Pilah	127/07/07	Dewan New Rompin
	Rompin	127/07/08	SK Rompin
	Palong 2	127/07/09	SK (FELDA) Palong 2
	Palong 1	127/07/10	SK (FELDA) Palong 1

Representation History

Members of State Assembly for Jeram Padang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Batu Kikir
11th	2004-2008	L Krishnan	BN (MIC)
12th	2008-2013	V Mogan
13th	2013-2018	Manickam Letchuman
14th	2018-2023
15th	2023–present	Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023 : Jeram Padang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir	5,462	53.39	14.13
	PN	Surash Sreenivasan	4,769	46.61	46.61
Total valid votes			10,231	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			10,358	63.42	16.38
Registered electors			16,332
Majority			693	6.78	4.48
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018 : Jeram Padang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Manickam Letchuman	3,702	39.26	24.42
	Independent	Surash Sreenivasan	2,640	28.00	28.00
	PH	S Musliadi Sabtu	2,302	24.41	24.41
	PAS	Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa	785	8.33	8.33
Total valid votes			9,429	100.00
Total rejected ballots			391
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,844	79.80	1.23
Registered electors			12,337
Majority			1,062	11.26	18.86
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013 : Jeram Padang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Manickam Letchuman	5,690	63.68	0.10
	PKR	Kumar A/L Thuraisingham	2,999	33.56	2.66
	Independent	Zailani bin Zakaria	201	2.25	2.25
	Independent	Mazavan A/L A Raman Nair	45	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			8,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			250
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,185	81.03	12.31
Registered electors			11,336
Majority			2,691	30.12	2.56
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008 : Jeram Padang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	V Mogan	4,185	63.78	20.47
	PKR	K Manoharan	2,377	36.22	20.47
Total valid votes			6,562	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,844	68.72	3.29
Registered electors			9,960
Majority			1,808	27.56	40.94
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004 : Jeram Padang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dr L Krishnan	5,023	84.25
	PKR	S Raja Gopal	939	15.75
Total valid votes			5,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			302
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,264	65.43
Registered electors			9,573
Majority			4,084	68.50
	BN hold		Swing

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
2. "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
3. Federal Gazette gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023