Nilam Puri

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Nilam Puri
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1995
First contested 1974
Last contested 1990

Nilam Puri was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Nilam Puri
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Kota Bharu Hulu
4th P0221974-1978 Mohamad Asri Muda
(محمد عصري مودا)
BN (PAS)
5th 1978-1982Mohamed Ali
(محمد علي)
BN (UMNO)
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990
8th 1990-1995 Mohamad Sabu
(محمد سابو)
PAS
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kubang Kerian

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Nilam PuriKetereh
Mulong
Peringat
Salor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990 : Nilam Puri
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohamad Sabu 19,59662.05Increase2.svg 13.18
BN Annuar Musa 11,45736.28Decrease2.svg 14.81
Independent Kamarudin Kuzi5261.67Increase2.svg 1.67
Total valid votes31,579 100.00
Total rejected ballots802
Unreturned ballots
Turnout32,38180.42Increase2.svg 3.93
Registered electors40,265
Majority8,13925.77Increase2.svg 23.59
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1986 : Nilam Puri
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali12,91151.09Decrease2.svg 0.88
PAS Wan Daud Wan Jusoh12,35948.91Increase2.svg 0.88
Total valid votes25,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots729
Unreturned ballots
Turnout25,99976.49Decrease2.svg 6.06
Registered electors33,990
Majority5522.18Decrease2.svg 1.76
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982 : Nilam Puri
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali15,02951.97Decrease2.svg 2.54
PAS Mohamad Asri Muda 13,89048.03Increase2.svg 2.54
Total valid votes28,919 100.00
Total rejected ballots764
Unreturned ballots
Turnout29,68382.55
Registered electors35,958
Majority1,1393.94Decrease2.svg 5.08
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978 : Nilam Puri
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali13,03154.51Decrease2.svg 23.60
PAS Mustapha Ibrahim10,87445.49Increase2.svg 45.49
Total valid votes23,905 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors30,765
Majority2,1579.02Decrease2.svg 47.20
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974 : Nilam Puri
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Mohamad Asri Muda 15,73678.11
Independent Zainab @ Esah Abdullah4,40921.89
Total valid votes20,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,116
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout21,26174.53
Registered electors30,116
Majority11,32756.22
This was a new constituency created.

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