Kota Putera is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Kota Putera
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nur Khuzaini Abdul Rahman
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)32,792

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Kota Putera's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (98.78%)
  Chinese (0.62%)
  Other ethnicities (0.54%)
  Indian (0.06%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota Putera constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kota Putera (N02) Pekan Seberang Kastam 033/02/01 SK Pengkalan Nyireh
Pengkalan Nyireh 033/02/02 SMK Permaisuri Nur Zahirah
Kampung Raja Utara 033/02/03 SMK Kampong Raja
Kampung Raja Selatan 033/02/04 SMA Maarif
Keluang 033/02/05 SK Keluang
Batu Tumbuh 033/02/06 SK Tengku Mahmud
Amir 033/02/07 SK Amer
Gong Bayur 033/02/08 SK Tengku Mahmud 2
Tembila 033/02/09 SK Tembila
Beting Lintang 033/02/10 SK Beting Linang
Alur Lintang 033/02/11 SMK Nasiruddin Shah
Gelam Mas 033/02/12 Kolej Vokesional Besut

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Putera
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kampung Raja
11th 2004–2008 Wan Mohd Wan Hassan BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Muhammad Pehimi Yusof
13th 2013–2018 Mohd Mahdi Musa
14th 2018–2020 Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023: Kota Putera
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman 13,360 58.31   9.13
BN Muhammad Pehimi Yusof 9,551 41.69   1.51
Total valid votes 22,911 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots 35
Turnout 23,076 70.37   13.13
Registered electors 32,792
Majority 3,809 16.62   10.64
PAS hold Swing
Terengganu state election, 2018: Kota Putera
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman 9,704 49.18
BN Mohd Mahdi Musa 8,523 43.20
PKR Tengku Roslan Tengku Othman @ Tengku Ramli 1,504 7.62
Total valid votes 19,731 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,180 83.50
Registered electors
Majority 1,181 5.98
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Terengganu state election, 2008: Kota Putera
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Muhammad Pehimi Yusof 8,090 62.97
PKR Che Mohamad Mohd. Amin 4,758 37.03
Total valid votes 12,848 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,071 84.01
Registered electors
Majority 3,332 25.94
BN hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]