Pantai Dalit

Pantai Dalit is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election^[1]

Pantai Dalit

Sabah constituency
Sunset in Pantai Dalit, 28 April 2024
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jasnih Daya GRS
Constituency created	2019
First contested	2020
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	15,091

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pantai Dalit's electorate as of 2020

1. Sabah Bumiputera (81.0%)
2. Chinese (8.73%)
3. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (7.45%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.84%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pantai Dalit constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pantai Dalit (N13)	Tuaran Bandar	170/13/01	SMK Badin SM Sains Sabah
	Marabahai	170/13/02	SJK (C) Chen Sin
	Mengkabong	170/13/03	SK Mengkabong
	Berungis	170/13/04	SK Berungis
	Gayang	170/13/05	SK Gayang
	Nongkoulud	170/13/06	SK Nongkolud
	Telipok	170/13/07	SK Pekan Telipok SK Rugading

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pantai Dalit
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tamparuli and Sulaman[3]
16th	2020–2023	Jasnih Daya (جسنيه دايا)	BN (UMNO)
	2023–present		GRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020: Pantai Dalit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jasnih Daya	6,868	60.90
	Sabah Heritage Party	Rakam Sijim	3,074	27.26
	Love Sabah Party	Muhamad Amirul Amin	269	2.39
	Independent	Johan Jahid	244	2.16
	Independent	Petr Pikul	236	2.09
	LDP	Rusdi Saelih	138	1.22
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Matbee @ Matbeh Ismail	74	0.66
	GAGASAN	Awil Kamsari	46	0.41
Total valid votes			10,949	97.08
Total rejected ballots			224	1.99
Unreturned ballots			105	0.93
Turnout			11,278	74.73
Registered electors			15,091
Majority			3,794	33.64
This was a new constituency created.