Nilai (state constituency)

Nilai (N10)

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Arul Kumar Jambunathan PH
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Electors (2023)	42,168

N10 Nilai within Negeri Sembilan, as used for the 2023 and 2026 state elections

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

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 2026

1. Malay (46.4%)
2. Chinese (30.0%)
3. Indian (20.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.90%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 23 July 2026, the Nilai constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Nilai (N10)	Nilai	128/10/01	SMK Dato' Mohd Said SJK (C) Kuo Min Nilai
	Batang Benar	128/10/02	SK Batang Benar
	Pekan Pajam	128/10/03	SJK (C) Kg Baru Pajam
	Kampung Gebok	128/10/04	Balai Raya Kampung Gebok Pajam Tabika Kemas Kampung Gebok
	Batu Sebelas	128/10/05	SK Mantin
	Kampong Bahru Mantin	128/10/06	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Baru Mantin
	Pekan Mantin	128/10/07	SMK Mantin SJK (C) Chung Hua Mantin
	Kg Attap	128/10/08	SJK (C) Chi Chi Mantin Dewan Komuniti Mantin
	Mantin Dalam	128/10/09	SJK (T) Ladang Cairo
	Bandar Baru Nilai	128/10/10	SMK Taman Semarak SK Taman Semarak SJK (C) Putra Nilai SK Desa Jasmin SK Nilai Impian

Representation history

Members of Assembly for Nilai
Assembly	No	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Lenggeng
9th	N18	1995-1999	Peter Lai Yit Fee (賴日輝)	BN (MCA)
10th		1999-2004
11th	N10	2004-2008
12th		2008-2013	Yap Yew Weng (葉耀榮)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013-2015	Arul Kumar Jambunathan (அருள் குமார் ஜம்புநாதன்)
		2015-2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018-2023
15th		2023–2026
16th		2026–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	15,797	48.78	17.51
	BN	Lai Chien Kong	9,860	30.45	30.45
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Zamani Ibrahim	5,844	18.04	18.04
	BERSATU	V Saravan Kumar Veerasamy	718	2.22	2.22
	Independent	Omar Mohd Isa	167	0.52	4.43
Total valid votes			32,386	100.00
Total rejected ballots			345
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			32,753	71.34	2.35
Registered electors			45,911
Majority			5,937	18.33	19.40
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	19,133	66.29	66.29
	PN	Gan Chee Biow	8,244	28.56	28.56
	Independent	Omar Mohd Isa	1,430	4.95	4.95
	Independent	Yessu Samuel	57	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			28,864	100.00
Total rejected ballots			203
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			29,091	68.99	16.28
Registered electors			42,168
Majority			10,889	37.73	9.59
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	14,219	68.48	68.48
	BN	Leaw Kok Chan	4,394	21.16	15.55
	PAS	Mohd Abu Zahrim Abd Rahman	2,151	10.36	10.36
Total valid votes			20,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			21,025	85.27	0.04
Registered electors			24,657
Majority			9,825	47.32	23.85
	PKR hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	10,378	60.18	2.03
	BN	Gan Chee Biow	6,331	36.71	5.14
	Independent	Ahmad Kamarulzaman Abu	490	2.84	2.84
	Independent	Rajashegher Sithambam	47	0.27	0.27
Total valid votes			17,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			17,599	85.31	10.92
Registered electors			20,629
Majority			4,047	23.47	7.17
	DAP hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Yew Weng	6,755	58.15	21.75
	BN	Peter Lai Yit Fee	4,861	41.85	21.75
Total valid votes			11,616	100.00
Total rejected ballots			275
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			11,909	74.39	3.68
Registered electors			16,009
Majority			1,894	16.31	10.90
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lai Yit Fee	6,451	63.60	0.10
	DAP	Lew Kwee Leong	3,692	36.40	0.10
Total valid votes			10,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			321
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			10,466	70.71	2.14
Registered electors			14,802
Majority			2,759	27.20	0.19
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lai Yit Fee	6,032	63.70	4.79
	DAP	Wong Swee Ching	3,438	36.30	4.79
Total valid votes			9,470	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			9,783	72.85	2.44
Registered electors			13,429
Majority			2,594	27.39	9.59
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lai Yit Fee	6,336	68.49
	DAP	Wong Zee Nyok	2,915	31.51
Total valid votes			9,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			9,538	75.29
Registered electors			12,668
Majority			3,421	36.98
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.
• https://www.myundi.com.my/prn2023/negeri-sembilan/nilai?seatCode=N10 Keputusan Terkini PRN 2023:Negeri Sembilan-Nilai. Retrieved 2023-08-13.