Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad | |
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Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Hulu Kinta | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Aminuddin Md Hanafiah (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 3,713 (2018) 4,163 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhamad Arafat bin Varisai Mahamad |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation | Politician |
Muhamad Arafat bin Varisai Mahamad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hulu Kinta since May 2018. He is a member,the State Spokesperson of Perak and the Division Chief of Tambun of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. [1]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2018 | N24 Hulu Kinta | Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad (PKR) | 17,766 | 43.70% | Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah (UMNO) | 14,053 | 34.56% | 40,659 | 3,713 | 81.39% | ||
Mat Salleh Said (PAS) | 7,425 | 18.26% | ||||||||||
Murugiah Subramaniam (IND) | 217 | 0.53% | ||||||||||
2022 | Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad (PKR) | 22,220 | 39.02% | Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali (BERSATU) | 18,057 | 31.71% | 57,923 | 4,163 | 77.97% | |||
Mazlan Abd Rahman (UMNO) | 16,224 | 28.49% | ||||||||||
Murugiah Subramaniam (IND) | 437 | 0.77% |
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