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Nilam Puri

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Nilam Puri
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1974
Last contested1990

Nilam Puri was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Nilam Puri
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kota Bharu Hulu
4th P022 1974-1978 Mohamad Asri Muda
(محمد عصري مودا)
BN (PAS)
5th 1978-1982 Mohamed Ali
(محمد علي)
BN (UMNO)
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990
8th 1990-1995 Mohamad Sabu
(محمد سابو)
PAS
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kubang Kerian

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Nilam Puri Ketereh
Mulong
Peringat
Salor

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1990: Nilam Puri
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohamad Sabu 19,596 62.05 Increase 13.18
BN Annuar Musa 11,457 36.28 Decrease 14.81
Independent Kamarudin Kuzi 526 1.67 Increase 1.67
Total valid votes 31,579 100.00
Total rejected ballots 802
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 32,381 80.42 Increase 3.93
Registered electors 40,265
Majority 8,139 25.77 Increase 23.59
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1986: Nilam Puri
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali 12,911 51.09 Decrease 0.88
PAS Wan Daud Wan Jusoh 12,359 48.91 Increase 0.88
Total valid votes 25,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 729
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,999 76.49 Decrease 6.06
Registered electors 33,990
Majority 552 2.18 Decrease 1.76
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1982: Nilam Puri
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali 15,029 51.97 Decrease 2.54
PAS Mohamad Asri Muda 13,890 48.03 Increase 2.54
Total valid votes 28,919 100.00
Total rejected ballots 764
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 29,683 82.55 Increase 4.29
Registered electors 35,958
Majority 1,139 3.94 Decrease 5.08
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978: Nilam Puri
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Ali 13,031 54.51 Decrease 23.60
PAS Mustapha Ibrahim 10,874 45.49 Increase 45.49
Total valid votes 23,905 100.00
Total rejected ballots 0
Unreturned ballots 173
Turnout 24,078 78.26 Increase 3.73
Registered electors 30,765
Majority 2,157 9.02 Decrease 47.20
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974: Nilam Puri
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Mohamad Asri Muda 15,736 78.11
Independent Zainab @ Esah Abdullah 4,409 21.89
Total valid votes 20,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,116
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,261 74.53
Registered electors 30,116
Majority 11,327 56.22
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.