Panchor (state constituency)

Panchor (N07)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Amar Abdullah; PN
;
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	42,768

Panchor is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Panchor has a population of 75,940 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Panchor's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Malay (96.7%)
Chinese (2.20%)
Other ethnicities (0.84%)
Indian (0.21%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Panchor constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Panchor (N07)	Taman Kemunin	020/07/01	SK Datu' Hashim
	Tapang	020/07/02	SK Tapang
	Kemunin	020/07/03	SK Kemunin
	Panchor	020/07/04	SK Panji
	Sering	020/07/05	SK Sering
	Pasir Kasar	020/07/06	SMK Sering
	Pulau Belaga	020/07/07	SK Chicha Menyabong
	Tok Ku	020/07/08	SMK Raja Sakti
	Kampung Belukar	020/07/09	SMK Panji
	Padang Tembak	020/07/10	SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah
	Panji	020/07/11	SMK Panchor Perdana
	Pasir Tok Kambing	020/07/12	SK Raja Bahar

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Panchor
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kemumin
9th	N06	1995–1999	Mohd Yusoff Ludin	PAS
10th	N06	1999–2004	Mohd Yusoff Ludin
11th	N07	2004–2008	Mohd Amar Abdullah
12th		2008–2013		PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018		PR (PAS)
14th		2018–2020		PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Amar Abdullah	18,700	70.00	9.03
	PH	Syed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain	8,014	30.00	30.00
Total valid votes			26,714	100.00
Total rejected ballots			318
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			27,140	63.46	16.62
Registered electors			42,768
Majority			10,686	40.00	7.32
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Amar Abdullah	13,597	60.97	1.68
	BN	Zarina Md Eusope	6,309	28.29	9.06
	PKR	Mohd Zulhazmi Hassan	2,394	10.74	10.74
Total valid votes			22,300	100.00
Total rejected ballots			224
Unreturned ballots			306
Turnout			22,830	80.08	3.10
Registered electors			28,509
Majority			7,288	32.68	7.38
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Amar Abdullah	12,467	62.65	1.08
	BN	Che Rosli Hassan	7,431	37.35	1.08
Total valid votes			19,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			80
Turnout			20,187	83.18	3.92
Registered electors			23,176
Majority			5,036	25.30	2.16
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Amar Abdullah	9,148	61.57	2.99
	BN	Dali Hussin	5,711	38.43	2.99
Total valid votes			14,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			190
Unreturned ballots			145
Turnout			15,194	83.18	3.06
Registered electors			18,267
Majority			3,437	23.13	5.99
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Amar Abdullah	7,123	58.57	12.48
	BN	Zulkifli Dollah	5,038	41.43	12.48
Total valid votes			12,161	100.00
Total rejected ballots			188
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			12,492	80.11	4.77
Registered electors			15,593
Majority			2,085	17.14	24.96
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Yusoff Ludin	7,443	71.05	6.41
	BN	Nik Mohd Zain Omar	3,032	28.95	5.35
Total valid votes			10,475	100.00
Total rejected ballots			264
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			10,790	75.34	0.94
Registered electors			14,321
Majority			4,411	42.11	11.76
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAS	Mohd Yusoff Ludin	6,499	64.65
	BN	Mohd Noor Deris	3,448	34.30
	KITA	Yusof bin Mat	106	1.05
Total valid votes			10,053	100.00
Total rejected ballots			260
Unreturned ballots			105
Turnout			10,418	74.40
Registered electors			14,002
Majority			3,051	30.35
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.07 Panchor Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
↑ Federal Gazette

[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.07 Panchor Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.

[3] "15th Kelantan State Election - Results". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.

[4] Federal Gazette

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