Sungai Siput (federal constituency)

Sungai Siput (P062)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Kesavan Subramaniam PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	86,815
Electors (2022) [2]	72,395
Area (km²) [3]	1,850
Pop. density (per km²)	46.9

Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in Kuala Kangsar District and Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

This seat was formerly a stronghold for the Malaysian Indian Congress during the presidency of Tun Sambanthan and Tun Samy Vellu. MIC lost this seat in the 2008 general election and has since failed to regain the seat. MIC has previously represented this seat since its creation.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Siput's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Chinese (34.5%)

   Malay (34.2%)

   Indian (21.2%)

  Other ethnicities (10.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Siput constituency has a total of 38 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Lintang（N21）	Kampong Kandang Hulu	062/21/01	SK Kota Lama Kanan
	Kampong Batang Kulim	062/21/02	SK Kota Lama Kanan
	Salak North	062/21/03	SK Setia Jaya
	Kampong Enggor	062/21/04	SJK(T) Enggor
	Karai Luar	062/21/05	SJK(C) Sey Wah
	Pekan Karai	062/21/06	SJK(C) Sey Wah
	Kampong Karai	062/21/07	SK Karai
	Kampong Jawang	062/21/08	SK Jawang
	Changkat Salak	062/21/09	SJK(T) Ladang Changkat Salak
	Salak Timor	062/21/10	SJK(C) Salak Bahru
	Kamuning Barat	062/21/11	SJK(C) Shing Chung
	Kamuning Timor	062/21/12	SJK(C) Shing Chung
	Kampong Temin	062/21/13	SK Temin
	Sungai Pelus	062/21/14	SK Trosor
	Trosor	062/21/15	SK Seroli
	Kampong Mor	062/21/16	SK Kampong Maamor
	LKTP Lasah	062/21/17	SMK RLKT Lasah
	Lintang	062/21/18	SK Lintang
	Ladang Elphil	062/21/19	SJK(T) Ladang Elphil
	Rancangan Belia Khas Berlop	062/21/20	SJK(C) Lasah
	Chior Lasah	062/21/21	SK Lasah
	Chenin	062/21/22	SK Chenin
	Pos Piah	062/21/23	SK Pos Piah
	Pos Perwor	062/21/24	SK Pos Perwor
	Pos Legap	062/21/25	SK Pos Legap
	Pos Kuala Mu	062/21/26	SK Pos Kuala Mu
Jalong（N22）	Jalong Timor	062/22/01	SK Jalong
	Jalong Barat	062/22/02	SJK(C) Simpang Jalong
	Jalan Lintang	062/22/03	SK Kampung Muhibbah
	Lintang Road Barat	062/22/04	SJK(T) Mahathma Gandhi Kalasalai
	Kampong Bahagia	062/22/05	SMK Methodist SRA Rakyat Ijtihadiah
	Rimba Panjang Utara	062/22/06	SJK(C) Rimba Panjang
	Kampong Muhibbah	062/22/07	SMK Toh Muda Abdul Aziz Sungai Siput (U)
	Simpang Tiga	062/22/08	SMK Shing Chung
	Main Road	062/22/09	SK Sungai Siput (U)
	Mahkamah	062/22/10	SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
	Sungai Buloh Selatan	062/22/11	SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
	Sungai Pelang	062/22/12	SJK(T) Ladang Dovenby

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kinta Utara
Sungei Siput
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P046	1959–1963	V. T. Sambanthan (திருஞானசம்பந்தன்)	Alliance (MIC)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P046	1963–1964	V. T. Sambanthan (திருஞானசம்பந்தன்)	Alliance (MIC)
2nd		1964–1969
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended [6] [7]
3rd	P046	1971–1973	V. T. Sambanthan (திருஞானசம்பந்தன்)	Alliance (MIC)
		1973–1974		BN (MIC)
4th	P048	1974–1978	Samy Vellu (ச. சாமி வேலு)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
Sungai Siput
7th	P056	1986–1990	Samy Vellu (ச. சாமி வேலு)	BN (MIC)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P059	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P062	2004–2008
12th		2008	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்)	PR (PKR)
		2008–2013		PSM
13th		2013		PR (PKR)
		2013–2018		PSM
14th		2018–2022	Kesavan Subramaniam (கேசவன் சுப்ரமணியம்)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungai Siput				Jalong
				Lintang
Sungei Siput		Jalong
		Karai
			Lintang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N21	Lintang	Mohd Zolkafly Harun	BN (UMNO)
N22	Jalong	Loh Sze Yee	PH (DAP)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N21	Lintang	Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council Lenggong District Council (Pos Piah area)
N22	Jalong	Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kesavan Subramaniam	21,637	41.77	6.95
	BN	Vigneswaran Sanasee	19,791	38.21	2.61
	PN	Irudhanathan Gabriel	8,190	15.81	15.81
	GTA	Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Jaafar	784	1.51	1.51
	Independent	R. Indrani	767	1.48	1.48
	Independent	Baharudin Kamarudin	598	1.15	1.15
	Independent	Rajah Narasaim	35	0.07	0.07
Total valid votes			51,802	100.00
Total rejected ballots			991
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			52,725	71.34	8.04
Registered electors			72,395
Majority			1,846	2.55	10.57
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kesavan Subramaniam	20,817	48.72	48.72
	BN	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	15,210	35.60	10.72
	PAS	Ishak Ibrahim	5,194	12.16	12.16
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	1,505	3.52	3.52
Total valid votes			42,726	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			43,662	79.38	1.28
Registered electors			55,002
Majority			5,607	13.12	6.25
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	21,593	53.19	1.69
	BN	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	18,800	46.32	0.52
	Independent	Nagalingam Singaravelloo	197	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			40,590	100.00
Total rejected ballots			982
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			41,617	80.66	10.75
Registered electors			51,596
Majority			2,793	6.87	1.17
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	16,458	51.50	23.13
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	14,637	45.80	16.39
	Independent	Nor Rizan Oon	864	2.70	2.70
Total valid votes			31,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,001
Unreturned ballots			194
Turnout			33,154	69.91	2.40
Registered electors			47,424
Majority			1,821	5.70	28.12
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	19,029	62.19	4.44
	PKR	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	8,680	28.37	28.37
	DAP	Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan	2,890	9.44	30.94
Total valid votes			30,599	100.00
Total rejected ballots			927
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			31,583	67.51	3.89
Registered electors			46,782
Majority			10,349	33.82	16.45
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	17,480	57.75	14.11
	DAP	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	12,221	40.38	21.23
	MDP	Mohamad Asri Othman	565	1.87	1.87
Total valid votes			30,266	100.00
Total rejected ballots			829
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			31,165	63.62	4.04
Registered electors			48,986
Majority			5,259	17.37	35.34
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	21,283	71.86	18.61
	DAP	Lim Ah Guan @ Lim Soon Guan	5,673	19.15	27.60
	PAS	Mohamed Hashim Salim	2,663	8.99	8.99
Total valid votes			29,619	100.00
Total rejected ballots			842
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			30,552	67.66	1.55
Registered electors			45,155
Majority			15,610	52.71	46.21
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	14,427	53.25	2.80
	DAP	Patto Perumal	12,664	46.75	9.61
Total valid votes			27,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			937
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,028	69.21	0.11
Registered electors			40,499
Majority			1,763	6.50	12.41
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	13,148	56.05	8.51
	DAP	Liew Sam Fong	8,712	37.14	6.73
	SDP	Wan Hassan Wan Mahmud	1,597	6.81	6.81
Total valid votes			23,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,566	69.32	4.31
Registered electors			35,441
Majority			4,436	18.91	15.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	14,930	64.56	2.15
	DAP	T. Sellapan	7,033	30.41	7.18
	PAS	Ahmad Zawawi Ibrahim	1,164	5.03	5.03
Total valid votes			23,127	100.00
Total rejected ballots			700
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,827	73.63
Registered electors			32,360
Majority			7,897	34.15	9.33
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	12,930	62.41	13.32
	DAP	Ngan Siong Hing @ Ngan Siong Eng	7,789	37.59	8.00
Total valid votes			20,719	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,922
Majority			5,141	24.82	21.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	9,045	49.09	49.09
	DAP	Patto Perumal	8,401	45.59	45.59
	PEKEMAS	Thang Pang Fay	877	4.76	4.76
	Independent	R. C. Manavarayan	103	0.56	0.56
Total valid votes			18,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,529	77.87	1.75
Registered electors			23,795
Majority			644	3.50	2.58
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan	7,985	50.46	21.07
	PPP	Ramiah Veerappan	7,839	49.54	21.07
Total valid votes			15,824	100.00
Total rejected ballots			695
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,519	76.12	4.91
Registered electors			21,702
Majority			146	0.92	42.14
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan	9,855	71.53	10.45
	PPP	Ramiah Veerappan	3,922	28.47	28.47
Total valid votes			13,777	100.00
Total rejected ballots			639
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,416	81.03	10.72
Registered electors			17,791
Majority			5,933	43.06	27.25
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959 : Sungei Siput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan	7,317	61.08
	PPP	K. Annamalai	4,514	37.68
	Independent	Choy Kok Kuan	148	1.24
Total valid votes			11,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,075	70.31
Registered electors			17,175
Majority			2,803	23.40
This was a new constituency created.

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