Bunut Payong 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 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Bunut Payong's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (93.8%)
- Chinese (5.17%)
- Other ethnicities (0.61%)
- Indian (0.46%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bunut Payong constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kg Sireh Bawah Lembah | 021/10/01 | Tadika Tg. Anis 1 |
| Kubor Kuda | 021/10/02 | SMA Naim Lil-Banat |
| Jalan Raja Dewa | 021/10/03 | SMK Sultan Ismail |
| Telipot | 021/10/04 | Maktab Sultan Ismail |
| Kampung Belukar | 021/10/05 | SMK Zainab (1) |
| Bunut Payong Hilir | 021/10/06 | SK Sultan Ismail (1) |
| Pintu Geng | 021/10/07 | SMK Pintu Geng |
| Kota Utata | 021/10/08 | SK Kota |
| Lundang | 021/10/09 | SK Lundang |
| Bunut Payong | 021/10/10 | SK Bunut Payong |
| Kampung Wakaf Che Yeh | 021/10/11 | SMK Kota |
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bunut Payong |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Telipot |
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Halim Mohamad | PAS |
| 9th | 1995–1999 |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Takiyuddin Hassan |
| 11th | 2004–2008 |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Ramli Mamat |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Shaari Mat Yaman |
Election results
Kelantan state election, 2023: Bunut Payong | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Shaari Mat Yaman | 13,887 | 62.66 |  12.57 |
| | BN | Mohamed Hasnan Che Hussin | 8,277 | 37.34 | 8.47 |
| Total valid votes | 22,164 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 114 |
| Unreturned ballots | 57 |
| Turnout | 22,278 | 60.62 |  19.24 |
| Registered electors | 36,844 |
| Majority | 5,610 | 25.32 | 4.10 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2018: Bunut Payong | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Ramli Mamat | 10,921 | 50.09 | 13.63 |
| | BN | Mohamed Hasnan Che Hussin | 6,294 | 28.87 | 7.41 |
| | PH | Sanusi Othman | 4,586 | 21.04 | 21.04 |
| Total valid votes | 21,801 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 214 |
| Unreturned ballots | 256 |
| Turnout | 22,271 | 79.86 | 3.79 |
| Registered electors | 28,437 |
| Majority | 4,627 | 21.22 | 6.22 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2013: Bunut Payong | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Ramli Mamat | 13,447 | 63.72 | 0.47 |
| | BN | Mohd Fakhrurazi Abdul Rahim | 7,655 | 36.28 | 0.47 |
| Total valid votes | 21,102 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 189 |
| Unreturned ballots | 75 |
| Turnout | 21,336 | 83.65 | 3.77 |
| Registered electors | 25,506 |
| Majority | 5,792 | 27.44 | 0.94 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2008: Bunut Payong | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Takiyuddin Hassan | 10,360 | 63.25 | |
| | BN | Rosmadi Ismail | 6,019 | 36.75 | |
| Total valid votes | 16,379 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 146 |
| Unreturned ballots | 0 |
| Turnout | 16,525 | 79.88 |
| Registered electors | 20,688 |
| Majority | 4,341 | 26.50 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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References
Kelantan constituency