Demit

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

Demit

Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Asri Mat Daud PN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	53,255
Electors (2023)	40,561

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

Ethnic breakdown of Demit's electorate as of 2023^[2]

1. Malay (96.05%)
2. Chinese (3.16%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.54%)
4. Indian (0.25%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Demit constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Demit（N19）	Demit	024/19/01	SK Kubang Kerian 3
	Wakaf Tanjong	024/19/02	SK Mentuan
	Mentuan	024/19/03	SK Mentuan
	Kenali	024/19/04	SMK Kubang Kerian
	Pulong	024/19/05	Maahad Ar-Rahmah Kenali
	Kampung Chicha	024/19/06	SK Kubang Kerian (2)
	Kampung Wakaf Stan	024/19/07	SK Wakaf Stan
	Binjai	024/19/08	SMA (Arab) Al-Yunusiah
	Lubok Pukol	024/19/09	SK Banggu
	Banggu	024/19/10	SK Banggu
	Mentera	024/19/11	SK Mentera
	Huda	024/19/12	SK Kubang Kerian (1)

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demit
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kenali
11th	2004–2008	Mohamed Daud	PAS
12th	2008–2013	Muhamad Mustafa	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Mumtaz Md. Nawi
14th	2018–2020		PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present	Mohd Asri Mat Daud

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Demit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Asri Mat Daud	18,683	75.39	12.84
	PH	Ismail Ghani	6,098	24.61	8.07
Total valid votes			24,781	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			74
Turnout			24,999	61.63	16.41
Registered electors			40,561
Majority			12,585	50.78	9.14
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018: Demit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Asri Mat Daud	13,621	62.55	6.93
	BN	Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi	4,553	20.91	9.61
	PH	Wan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah	3,601	16.54	16.54
Total valid votes			21,775	100.00
Total rejected ballots			290
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			22,316	78.04	5.37
Registered electors			28,597
Majority			9,068	41.64	2.68
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013: Demit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mumtaz Md Nawi	15,302	69.48
	BN	Wan Mohd Nazi Wan Hamat	6,721	30.52
Total valid votes			22,023	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			95
Turnout			22,405	83.41
Registered electors			26,861
Majority			8,581	38.96
	PAS hold		Swing