Gaal (state constituency)

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

Gaal

Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar PN
Constituency created	1985
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	22,671

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Gaal's electorate as of 2023^[2]

1. Malay (98.6%)
2. Other ethnicities (1.07%)
3. Chinese (0.30%)
4. Indian (0.02%)

History

Polling Districts

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

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Gaal (N32)	Temila	028/32/01	Maahad Saniah Pasir Puteh
	Jeram	028/32/02	SK Jeram
	Telipok	028/32/03	SMK Jeram
	Telosan	028/32/04	SK Telosan
	Gong Garu	028/32/05	SK Gong Garu
	Batu Hitam	028/32/06	SK Changgai
	Gaal	028/32/07	SMK Gaal
	Gong Datuk	028/32/08	SK Gaal
	Kandis	028/32/09	SK Kampong Kandis
	Bukit Yong	028/32/10	SMU (A) Nurul Huda
	Gong Nangka	028/32/11	SK Wakaf Raja
	Bukit Awang	028/32/12	SK Bukit Awang

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gaal
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Selinsing
7th	1986–1990	Daud Yusoff	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Mohammad Husain	PAS
9th	1995–1999	Alwi Jusoh
10th	1999–2004	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013		PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat
14th	2018–2020	Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	10,388	72.65	20.29
	BN	Mohd Aliff Nasir Mt Nasin	3,911	27.35	14.05
Total valid votes			14,299	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			14,428	63.64	19.24
Registered electors			22,671
Majority			6,477	45.30	34.34
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	7,533	52.36	1.29
	BN	Mohd Kaisan Ab Rahman	5,956	41.40	7.53
	PH	Ab Rahman Yaacob	897	6.24	6.24
Total valid votes			14,386	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			14,706	82.88	5.52
Registered electors			17,744
Majority			1,577	10.96	8.82
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat	7,178	51.07	0.33
	BN	Redzuan Stapha	6,876	48.93	0.33
Total valid votes			14,054	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			14,234	88.40	3.58
Registered electors			16,105
Majority			302	2.14	0.66
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad	5,941	51.40	1.18
	BN	Tuan Mustaffa Tuan Mat	5,618	48.60	1.18
Total valid votes			11,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			11,732	84.82	1.41
Registered electors			13,832
Majority			323	2.80	2.36
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad	4,969	50.22	10.39
	BN	Wan Zakaria Wan Ab. Rahman	4,926	49.78	11.16
Total valid votes			9,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			10,069	83.41	5.46
Registered electors			12,071
Majority			43	0.44	21.55
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad	5,720	60.61	3.61
	BN	Ab. Rahman Yaacob	3,645	38.62	3.78
	KITA	Mohd Asri Mejah	72	0.77	0.17
Total valid votes			9,437	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			9,643	77.95	0.79
Registered electors			12,371
Majority			2,075	21.99	7.39
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Alwi Jusoh	5,168	57.00	10.04
	BN	Ismail Muhamad	3,844	42.40	10.85
	KITA	Abdullah Sani Musa	54	0.60	0.60
Total valid votes			9,066	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			9,275	77.16	3.40
Registered electors			12,020
Majority			1,324	14.60	20.89
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohammad Husain	5,806	67.04	19.80
	BN	Daud Yusoff	2,732	31.55	21.21
	Independent	Mohamad Che Tong	122	1.41	1.41
Total valid votes			8,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,875	80.56	2.57
Registered electors			11,016
Majority			3,074	35.49	29.97
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Yusoff	4,103	52.76
	PAS	Musa Salleh	3,674	47.24
Total valid votes			7,777	100.00
Total rejected ballots			250
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,027	77.99
Registered electors			10,293
Majority			429	5.52
This was a new constituency created.