Sungkai (state constituency)

Sungkai (N57)
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sivanesan Achalingam
PH
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)23,375

Sungkai is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungkai's electorate as of 2022
  1. Chinese (54.1%)
  2. Malay (20.8%)
  3. Indian (17.7%)
  4. Other ethnicities (7.42%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Malim constituency is divided into 49 polling districts.[1]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungkai (N57) Pos Gedong 077/57/01 SK Pos Gedong
Jalan Bruseh 077/57/02
  • SK Bidor
  • SK Kampung Senta
Bidor Tengah 077/57/03 SJK (C) Choong Hua (1)
Bidor Baharu 077/57/04 SK Seri Bidor
Pekan Bidor 077/57/05 SMK Syeikh Abdul Ghani
Bidor Barat 077/57/06 SMJK Choong Hua
Bidor Station Utara 077/57/07 SJK (C) Pin Min
Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai 077/57/08 SMK Syeikh Abdul Gahni
Pekan Pasir 077/57/09 SJK (C) Pekan Pasir
Bikam 077/57/10 SK Bikam
Kampong Baharu Bikam 077/57/11 SJK (C) Kuala Bikam
Sungkai 077/57/12 SMK Sungkai
Pekan Sungkai 077/57/13 SMK Sungkai
Buloh Telor 077/57/14 SMK Sungkai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungkai
Assembly No Years Name Party
Constituency created from Bidor and Chenderiang
7th N45 1986-1990 Kumaran Karunagaran BN (MIC)
8th 1990-1995 Veerasingam Suppiah
9th N51 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004 Ganesan Retanam
11th N57 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Sivanesan Achalingam PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2015
2015-2018 PH (DAP)
14th 2018-2022
15th 2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHSivanesan Achalingam9,54958.97Increase 58.97
BNV. Elango4,31126.62Increase 2.98
PNThilak Raj Gunasekaran1,74410.77Increase 10.77
IndependentMahhadee5883.63Increase 3.63
Total valid votes 16,192 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 16,50270.60Increase 21.68
Registered electors 23,375
Majority 5,23832.35Decrease 16.57
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRSivanesan Achalingam9,63172.56Increase 72.56
BNV. Elango3,13823.64Decrease 14.75
PASAppalasamy Jetakiah5053.80Increase 3.80
Total valid votes 13,27497.52
Total rejected ballots 2862.10
Unreturned ballots 520.38
Turnout 13,61279.28Decrease 0.92
Registered electors 17,128
Majority 6,49348.92Increase 25.70
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPSivanesan Achalingam9,31461.61Increase 5.11
BNGoh Kim Swee5,80338.39Decrease 5.11
Total valid votes 15,11797.78
Total rejected ballots 2761.79
Unreturned ballots 670.43
Turnout 15,46080.20Increase 12.42
Registered electors 19,285
Majority 3,51123.22Increase 10.22
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPSivanesan Achalingam6,32356.50Increase 15.57
BNVeerasingam Suppiah4,86943.50Decrease 15.57
Total valid votes 11,19295.50
Total rejected ballots 4854.14
Unreturned ballots 420.36
Turnout 11,71967.78Increase 3.55
Registered electors 17,290
Majority 1,45413.00Decrease 5.14
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNGanesan Retanam6,33459.07Decrease 0.64
DAPSivanesan Achalingam4,38940.93Increase 0.64
Total valid votes 10,72394.76
Total rejected ballots 5484.84
Unreturned ballots 450.40
Turnout 11,31664.23Increase 4.89
Registered electors 17,618
Majority 1,94518.14Decrease 1.28
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNGanesan Retanam7,54559.71Decrease 13.02
DAPBathamanathan Rajoo5,09140.29Increase 13.02
Total valid votes 12,63695.96
Total rejected ballots 4703.57
Unreturned ballots 620.47
Turnout 13,16859.34Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 22,190
Majority 2,45419.42Decrease 25.12
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVeerasingam Suppiah9,33772.27Increase 11.51
DAPKalimuthu Ranggayah3,58327.73Decrease 11.51
Total valid votes 12,92095.13
Total rejected ballots 6264.61
Unreturned ballots 360.27
Turnout 13,58262.95Decrease 4.45
Registered electors 21,577
Majority 5,75444.54Increase 23.02
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".
Perak state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNVeerasingam Suppiah7,75760.76Increase 6.93
DAPJohn Richard Woodworth5,01039.24Decrease 3.34
Total valid votes 12,76796.22
Total rejected ballots 5023.78
Unreturned ballots 00.00
Turnout 13,26967.10Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 19,774
Majority 2,74721.52Increase 10.27
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".
Perak state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%
BNKumaran Karunagaran6,77153.83
DAPLoh Jee Mee5,35642.58
PASHo Shing Chong @ Ghazali Ho4513.59
Total valid votes 12,57897.74
Total rejected ballots 2912.26
Unreturned ballots 00.00
Turnout 12,86970.50
Registered electors 18,254
Majority 1,41511.25
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".

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