Nilai (state constituency)

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Nilai
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Arul Kumar Jambunathan
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)42,168

Nilai is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan. [1]

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Nilai's electorate as of 2023 [2]
  1. Malay (43.3%)
  2. Chinese (31.9%)
  3. Indian (21.6%)
  4. Other ethnicities (3.14%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Nilai constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Nilai (N10）Nilai128/10/01
  • SMK Dato' Mohd Said
  • SJK (C) Kuo Min Nilai
Batang Benar128/10/02SK Batang Benar
Pekan Pajam128/10/03SJK (C) Kg Baru Pajam
Kampung Gebok128/10/04Balai Raya Kampung Gebok Pajam
Batu Sebelas128/10/05SK Mantin
Kampong Bahru Mantin128/10/06SMK Mantin
Pekan Mantin128/10/07
  • Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Baru Mantin
  • SJK (C) Chung Hua Mantin
Kg Attap128/10/08
  • SJK (C) Chi Chi Mantin
  • Dewan Komuniti Mantin
Mantin Dalam128/10/09Tabika Kemas Kampung Mantin Dalam
Bandar Baru Nilai128/10/10
  • SMK Taman Semarak
  • SK Taman Semarak
  • SJK (C) Putra Nilai

Representation History

Members of Assembly for Nilai
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Lenggeng
9th1995-1999Peter Lai Yit FeeBN (MCA)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013 Yap Yew Weng
(叶耀荣)		PR (DAP)
13th2013-2015 Arul Kumar Jambunathan
(அருள் குமார் ஜம்புநாதன்)
2015-2018PH (DAP)
14th2018-2023
15th2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Arul Kumar Jambunathan 19,13366.29Decrease2.svg 2.19
PN Gan Chee Biow8,24428.56Increase2.svg 28.56
Independent Omar Mohd Isa1,4304.95Increase2.svg 4.95
Independent Yessu Samuel570.20Increase2.svg 0.20
Total valid votes28,864 100.00
Total rejected ballots203
Unreturned ballots24
Turnout29,09168.99Decrease2.svg 16.28
Registered electors42,168
Majority10,88937.73Decrease2.svg 9.59
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Arul Kumar Jambunathan 14,21968.48Increase2.svg 68.48
BN Leaw Kok Chan4,39421.16Decrease2.svg 15.55
PAS Mohd Abu Zahrim Abd Rahman2,15110.36Increase2.svg 10.36
Total valid votes20,764 100.00
Total rejected ballots208
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout21,02585.27Decrease2.svg 0.04
Registered electors24,657
Majority9,82547.32Increase2.svg 23.85
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Arul Kumar Jambunathan 10,37860.18Increase2.svg 2.03
BN Gan Chee Biow6,33136.71Decrease2.svg 5.14
Independent Ahmad Kamarulzaman Abu4902.84Increase2.svg 2.84
Independent Rajashegher Sithambam470.27Increase2.svg 0.27
Total valid votes17,246 100.00
Total rejected ballots327
Unreturned ballots26
Turnout17,59985.31Increase2.svg 10.92
Registered electors20,629
Majority4,04723.47Increase2.svg 7.17
DAP hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Yap Yew Weng 6,75558.15
BN Peter Lai Yit Fee4,86141.85
Total valid votes11,616 100.00
Total rejected ballots275
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout11,90974.39
Registered electors16,009
Majority1,89416.30
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

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