Benta (state constituency)

Benta is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Benta

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Soffi Abd Razak BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	10,895

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Benta's electorate as of 2022^[2]

1. Malay (63.6%)
2. Chinese (26.9%)
3. Indian (8.71%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.83%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Benta（N05）	Kampung Lalang	079/05/01	Balai Raya Kampung Lalang
	Rengai	079/05/02	Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
	Tanjung Besar	079/05/03	SK Tanjung Besar
	Jeransang	079/05/04	SK Jeransang
	Kemahang	079/05/05	SK Kemahang
	Kampung Chat	079/05/06	SK Chat
	Budu	079/05/07	SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad
	Pekan Benta	079/05/08	SK Benta
	Kampung Baru Benta	079/05/09	SMK Benta
	Jerkoh	079/05/10	SJK (C) Jerkoh
	Ladang Benta	079/05/11	SJK (T) Ladang Benta
	Ladang Budu	079/05/12	SJK (T) Ladang Budu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Benta
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Besar and Kuala Lipis
4th	1974-1978	Zakaria Taha	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Zuki Kamaluddin
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Suhaimi Ibrahim
10th	1999-2004	Mohd Soffi Abd Razak
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022-

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Soffi Abd Razak	3,948	48.21	1.09
	PH	Rizal Jamin	2,427	29.64	12.56
	PN	Nor Alias Ibrahim	1,814	22.15	22.15
Total valid votes			8,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			8,281	76.00	5.58
Registered electors			10,895
Majority			1,521	18.57	13.66
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Soffi Abd Razak	3,261	47.12
	PH	Sabaruddin Mohd Yassim	2,921	42.20
	PAS	Anuar Kassim	739	10.68
Total valid votes			6,921	100
Total rejected ballots			105
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			7,058	81.58
Registered electors			8,652
Majority			340	4.91
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-07.