Guchil Explained

Guchil
State:Kelantan
State-Rep:Hilmi Abdullah
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1974
State-Election-First:1974
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:27,785
Demo-Electors-Date:2023

Guchil 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 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Guchil constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[2]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Guchil (N40)Ladang Taku031/40/01SK Ladang Taku
Kampung Bharu Guchil Utara031/40/02SMK Kuala Krai
Sri Guchil031/40/03Kolej Vokesional Kuala Krai
Kampung Bharu Guchil Tengah031/40/04SK Banggol Guchil
Kampung Bharu Guchil Selatan031/40/05SK Sultan Yahya Petra (2)
Bandar Kuala Krai031/40/06SJK (C) Yuk Chai
Kg Hamzah031/40/07SMK Sultan Yahya Petra 1
Rkt Bahagia031/40/08SK Bahagia
Tualang031/40/09SK Kuala Krai
Kenor031/40/10SK Kampong Tengah
Kuala Pahi031/40/11SMK Pahi
Pahi031/40/12SK Pahi

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Guchil
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tanah Merah Timor
1974–1978 Muhammad Awang
1978–1982 Mohamad Isa
1982–1986
1986–1990 Wan Hasan Wan Yusof
1990–1995
1995–1999 Mohd Razali Che Mat
1999–2004 Zulkafli Yacob
2004–2008 Shamsul Ikhwan Ashari Azmi
2008–2013 Tuan Zamri Ariff Tuan Zakaria
2013–2018 Mohd Roslan Puteh
2018–2020 Hilmi Abdullah
2020–2023
15th2023–present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan .
  2. http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette