Kota (state constituency)

Kota (N28)

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Suhaimi Aini BN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Electors (2023)	16,510

N28 Kota within Negeri Sembilan, as used for the 2023 and 2026 state elections

Kota is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Kota's electorate as of 2023

1. Malay (86.0%)
2. Chinese (6.69%)
3. Indian (5.17%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.16%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kota (N28)	Kampong Batu	131/28/01	SK Kampong Batu
	Selemak	131/28/02	SK Salak Nama
	Kampong Bongek	131/28/03	SK Bongek
	Kampong Chengkau Ulu	131/28/04	Balai Raya Chengkau Ulu Rantau
	Kampong Gadong	131/28/05	SMA Haji Mohd. Yatim
	Kampong Kendong	131/28/06	SK Kota
	Kota	131/28/07	SMK Dato' Undang Haji Adnan
	Semerbok	131/28/08	SK Semerbok
	Kampong Sawah Raja	131/28/09	SK Sawah Raja
	Titian Bintangor	131/28/10	SK Dato Shah Bandar Rembau
	Astana Raja	131/28/11	SK Astana Raja
	Legong Ulu	131/28/12	SK Legong Ulu
	Pekan Chengkau	131/28/13	SK Chengkau
	Kampong Penajis	131/28/14	SK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
	Kampong Pulau Mampat	131/28/15	Balai Raya Kampung Pulau Mampat Chengkau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	N09	1959-1964	Mohd. Yusof Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd		1964–1969
		1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	N09	1971-1973	Dahalan Amin	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	N21	1974-1978
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982-1986	Ismail Yassin
7th	N12	1986-1990	Ahmad Apandi Johan
8th		1990–1995
9th		1995–1999
10th		1999-2004	Zaharudin Mohd Shariff
11th	N28	2004-2008	Awaludin Said
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2023
15th		2023–2026	Suhaimi Aini
16th		2026–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suhaimi Aini	10,177	78.58	28.00
	PH	Mohd Alif Ibrahim	2,484	19.18	19.18
	BERSATU	Akmal Noradzmi Abd Rahim	290	2.24	2.24
Total valid votes			12,951	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			13,084	78.14	7.13
Registered electors			16,744
Majority			7,693	59.40
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suhaimi Aini	5,869	50.58	6.81
	PN	Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur	5,734	49.42	49.42
Total valid votes			11,603	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			11,723	71.01	11.42
Registered electors			16,510
Majority			135	1.16	25.65
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awaludin Said	6,356	57.39	14.82
	PH	Shahrizal Masrudin	3,387	30.58	30.58
	PAS	Ishak Omar	1,333	12.04	15.75
Total valid votes			11,076	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			11,316	82.43	4.11
Registered electors			13,564
Majority			2,969	26.81	17.61
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awaludin Said	8,131	72.21	2.01
	PAS	Ghazali Mohd Shom	3,129	27.79	2.01
Total valid votes			11,260	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			11,493	86.54	8.01
Registered electors			13,280
Majority			5,002	44.42	4.02
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awaludin Said	6,278	70.20	6.18
	PAS	Azhar Ibrahim	2,665	29.80	6.18
Total valid votes			8,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			9,199	78.52	4.27
Registered electors			11,715
Majority			3,613	40.40	12.37
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awaludin Said	6,660	76.38	12.53
	PAS	Zainal Jinin	2,059	23.62	23.62
Total valid votes			8,719	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			8,933	74.25	2.24
Registered electors			12,031
Majority			4,601	52.77	25.05
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaharudin Mohd Shariff	4,444	63.86	24.33
	PAS	Nasruddin Baba	2,515	36.14	36.14
Total valid votes			6,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			232
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			7,201	72.01	1.63
Registered electors			10,000
Majority			1,929	27.72	48.66
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Apandi Johan	5,937	88.19	1.07
	PAS	Baharudin Ali	795	11.81	1.07
Total valid votes			6,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			6,973	70.38	4.30
Registered electors			9,908
Majority			5,142	76.38	2.15
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Apandi Johan	5,961	89.26	1.34
	PAS	Shamsudin Dewa	717	10.74	1.34
Total valid votes			6,678	100.00
Total rejected ballots			333
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			7,014	74.68	5.35
Registered electors			9,392
Majority			5,244	78.53	2.67
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Apandi Johan	5,244	87.93	4.49
	PAS	Abas Ahmad	720	12.07	4.49
Total valid votes			5,964	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,201	69.33	7.77
Registered electors			8,944
Majority			4,524	75.86	8.98
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Mohd. Yassin	5,773	83.44	9.17
	PAS	Azhari Hamzah	1,146	16.56	9.17
Total valid votes			6,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,123	77.11	2.55
Registered electors			9,238
Majority			4,627	66.87	18.34
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dahalan Aman	4,852	74.27	3.04
	PAS	Mahat Ishak	1,681	25.73	25.73
Total valid votes			6,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			432
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,965	79.65	1.43
Registered electors			8,744
Majority			3,171	48.54	6.08
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Dahalan Aman	4,508	77.31	10.92
	Independent	Shamsudin Dewa	1,323	22.69	22.69
Total valid votes			5,831	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,968	81.09	0.26
Registered electors			7,360
Majority			3,185	54.62	21.84
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Dahalan Aman	3,291	66.39	1.50
	PMIP	Mahat Ishak	1,666	33.61	33.61
Total valid votes			4,957	100.00
Total rejected ballots			114
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,071	81.34	1.73
Registered electors			6,234
Majority			1,625	32.78	10.00
	Alliance hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohd. Yusof Abdullah	3,263	67.89	14.87
	UDP	Mohd Shariff Harun	1,207	25.11	25.11
	Socialist Front	Ab Rahman Ali	336	6.99	6.99
Total valid votes			4,806	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,013	83.08	0.55
Registered electors			6,034
Majority			2,056	42.78	33.52
	Alliance hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohd. Yusof Abdullah	2,320	53.03
	National Party	Baba Ludek	1,915	43.77
	PMIP	Noordin Abdul Samad	140	3.20
Total valid votes			4,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			75
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,450	83.63
Registered electors			5,321
Majority			405	9.26
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.