Jitra (state constituency) explained

Jitra
State:Kedah
State-Rep:Haim Hilman Abdullah
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1959
State-Election-First:1959
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:63,059
Demo-Electors-Date:2023

Jitra is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jitra constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Jitra (N06)Paya Kemunting006/06/01SJK (T) Paya Kemunting
Kampung Kuluang006/06/02SK Binjal
Malau006/06/03SK Malau
Padang Panjang006/06/04SK Malau
Wang Tepus006/06/05SK Penghulu Hj Darus
Taman Jitra Jaya006/06/06SK Jitra
Taman Rasa Sayang006/06/07SJK (C) Chung Hwa
Taman Pasu006/06/08SK Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin
Kampung Telok Nibong006/06/09SK Jitra 3
Kampung Batu 13006/06/10SMK Paya Kemunting
Taman Jitra006/06/11SMK Jitra
Pantai Halban006/06/12SK Bandar Baru Darulaman
Kampung Tok Kesop006/06/13SK Jitra 2
Tanah Merah006/06/14SMK Tanjung Pauh
Kampung Telok Malik006/06/15SK Telok Malek
Kampung Naga006/06/16SK Padang Pekan
Lubuk Kawah006/06/17SMK Sultan Abdul Halim
Taman Mahsuri006/06/18SMK Bandar Baru Darulaman
Alor Rambai006/06/19SMK Tuanku Anum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Lubok Batu006/06/20SK Seri Banai
Bukit Tinggi006/06/21SK Bukit Tinggi
Kepala Batas006/06/22SK Kepala Batas

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Jitra
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964Omar Salleh
2nd1964–1965
1965–1969Mohamed Zain Ahmad
1969–1971State assembly was suspended
3rd1971–1974Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff
4th1974–1978
5th1978–1982
6th1982–1986
7th1986–1990
8th1990–1995
9th1995–1999
10th1999–2004Othman Ishak
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013Saad Man
13th2013–2018Aminuddin Omar
14th2018–2020Mukhriz Mahathir
2020BERSATU
2020–2023
15th2023–presentHaim Hilman Abdullah

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-03-30 . 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] ]. 2019-01-03 . Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.