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Batu Gajah (federal constituency)

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Legislature
  
Dewan Rakyat

First contested
  
1959

Constituency created
  
1958

Last contested
  
2013

MP
  
Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu DAP

Batu Gajah is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jelapang, Jelapang Utara, Jelapang Tengah, Jelapang Barat, Jelapang Selatan, Jelapang Timor, Taman Pertama, Falim, Lahat, Papan, Jalan Siputeh, Jalan Lahat, Silibin, Taman Rishah, Desa Rishah, Germuda, Awana, Menglembu Barat, Menglembu Lama, Menglembu Selatan, Bukit Merah Barat, Bukit Merah Timor, Bukit Merah Tengah, Bukit Merah Barat Daya, Bukit Merah Selatan, Bandar Baru Menglembu, Kuala Pari Hilir, Bukit Kledang, Penempatan India, Batu Gajah Utara, Batu Gajah Selatan, Bemban, Pekan Pusing, Gunong Hijau, Siputeh, Nalla, Tronoh, Kampong Bali.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jelapang, Jelapang Utara, Jelapang Tengah, Jelapang Barat, Jelapang Selatan, Jelapang Timor, Taman Pertama, Falim, Lahat, Papan, Jalan Siputeh, Jalan Lahat, Silibin, Taman Rishah, Desa Rishah, Germuda, Awana, Menglembu Barat, Menglembu Lama, Menglembu Selatan, Bukit Merah Barat, Bukit Merah Timor, Bukit Merah Tengah, Bukit Merah Barat Daya, Bukit Merah Selatan, Bandar Baru Menglembu, Kuala Pari Hilir, Bukit Kledang, Penempatan India, Batu Gajah Utara, Batu Gajah Selatan, Bemban, Pekan Pusing, Gunong Hijau, Siputeh, Nalla, Tronoh, Kampong Bali.

References

Batu Gajah (federal constituency) Wikipedia