Tenggaroh (state constituency)
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1984 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 44,950 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 38,408 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,745 | ||
Tenggaroh is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Tenggaroh's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (82.6%)
- Chinese (13.7%)
- Indian (1.49%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.82%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.79%)
- Other ethnicities (0.56%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tenggaroh constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenggaroh（N33） | Bandar Utara | 154/33/01 | SA Bukit Timbalan |
| Jalan Jamaluang | 154/33/02 | SMK Sri Mersing | |
| FELDA Nitar 2 | 154/33/03 | SK LKTP Nitar 2 | |
| FELDA Nitar 1 | 154/33/04 | SK LKTP Nitar 1 | |
| Pengkalan Batu | 154/33/05 | SA Pengkalan Batu | |
| Jalan Ismail | 154/33/06 | SJK (C) Pai Chee | |
| Pejabat Kerajaan | 154/33/07 | SK Bandar Mersing | |
| Pekan Mersing Kechil | 154/33/08 | SK Sri Mersing | |
| Sri Pantai | 154/33/09 | SK Seri Pantai | |
| Bandar Jamaluang Timor | 154/33/10 | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Baru Jemaluang | |
| Jamaluang Timor | 154/33/11 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 5 | |
| Jamaluang | 154/33/12 | SJK (C) Jemaluang | |
| RISDA Sungai Ambat | 154/33/13 | Balai Raya Kg. Baru Estet Koperasi Sg. Ambat | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 5 | 154/33/14 | SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 3 | 154/33/15 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 3 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 6 | 154/33/16 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 6 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 4 | 154/33/17 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 4 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 2 | 154/33/18 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 2 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 1 | 154/33/19 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 1 | |
| Pulau Sibu | 154/33/20 | Balai Raya Pulau Sibu | |
| Pulau Tinggi | 154/33/21 | SK Pulau Tinggi | |
| Pulau Besar | 154/33/22 | Balai Raya Pulau Besar | |
| Pulau Aur | 154/33/23 | Balai Raya Pulau Aur | |
| Pulau Pemanggil | 154/33/24 | SK Pulau Pemanggil |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tenggaroh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Mersing | |||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Arumugam Chettiar Verru Chettiar (ஆறுமுகம் செட்டியார் வெற்று செட்டியார்) | BN (MIC) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Singgatore Achotan (சிங்கத்தோர் அச்சோட்டன்) | |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Krishnasamy Shiman (ஷி. கிருஷ்ணசாமி) | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Murukasvary Thanarajan (முருகேஸ்வரி தனராஜன்) | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (ராவன் குமார் கிருஷ்ணசாமி) | |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Raven Kumar Krishnasamy | 10,528 | 49.10 | |||
| PN | Roslan Nikmat | 9,172 | 42.78 |  42.78 | ||
| PKR | Zulinah A Johari | 1,529 | 7.13 | 7.13 | ||
| PEJUANG | Mohd Firdaus Abd Rahman | 213 | 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,442 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 423 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,982 | 57,23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 38,408 | |||||
| Majority | 1,356 | 6.32 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
References
- ^ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR".
