Tenggaroh (state constituency)

Tenggaroh
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
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

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Ethnic breakdown of Tenggaroh's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (82.63%)
  Chinese (13.71%)
  Indian (1.49%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.82%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.79%)
  Other ethnicities (0.56%)

History

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Polling districts

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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

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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

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Raven Kumar Krishnasamy 10,528 49.10
PN Roslan Nikmat 9,172 42.78 Increase 42.78
PH Zulinah A Johari 1,529 7.13
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Firdaus Abd Rahman 213 0.99 Increase 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
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "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".)
  2. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".