Kuala Balah

Kuala Balah
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil; PN
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	15,704

Kuala Balah 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 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Kuala Balah has a population of 17,684 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Balah's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Malay (98.6%)
Other ethnicities (1.14%)
Indian (0.14%)
Chinese (0.09%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Balah constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Balah (N38）	Batu Melintang	030/38/01	SMK Batu Melintang
	Pendok	030/38/02	SK Pendok
	Sungai Long	030/38/03	SK Sungai Long
	Lubok Bongor	030/38/04	SK Lubok Bongor
	Kubor Datu	030/38/05	SK Kubor Datu
	Jerimbong	030/38/06	SK Bukit Jering
	Kedai Kuala Balah	030/38/07	SK Kuala Balah
	Kampung Bharu Tg. Abd. Rahman Putra	030/38/08	SMK Kuala Balah

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Balah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pergau
11th	2004–2008	Abd Aziz Derashid	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil	PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Kuala Balah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil	6,186	63.31	17.57
	BN	Mohd Yamin Anuar Mat Zain	3,585	36.69	17.57
Total valid votes			9,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			9,869	62.84	22.19
Registered electors			15,704
Majority			2,601	26.62	18.10
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2018: Kuala Balah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Derashid	5,592	54.26	5.85
	PAS	Mohd Apandi Mohamad	4,714	45.74	5.85
Total valid votes			10,306	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			10,550	85.03	4.97
Registered electors			12,407
Majority			878	8.52	11.70
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013: Kuala Balah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Aziz Derashid	6,173	60.11	1.65
	PKR	Ramlan Mat	4,097	39.89	1.65
Total valid votes			10,270	100.00
Total rejected ballots			161
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			10,453	90.00	4.00
Registered electors			11,608
Majority			2,076	20.22	3.30
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008: Kuala Balah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Aziz Derashid	4,772	58.46	3.89
	PKR	Mat Sulaiman Daud	3,391	41.54	41.54
Total valid votes			8,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			142
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			8,390	86.00	1.67
Registered electors			9,756
Majority			1,381	16.92	7.78
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2004: Kuala Balah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abd Aziz Derashid	4,515	62.35
	PAS	Mat Rasid Mat Jaais	2,726	37.65
Total valid votes			7,241	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,350	84.33
Registered electors			8,716
Majority			1,789	24.70
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.38 Kuala Balah Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
↑ Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.38 Kuala Balah Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.

[3] "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[4] Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}

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