Nilai (state constituency)

Nilai
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Arul Kumar Jambunathan; PH
;
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	42,168

Nilai is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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

Malay (43.30%)

Chinese (31.92%)

Indian (21.64%)

Other ethnicities (3.14%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Nilai constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Nilai (N10）	Nilai	128/10/01	SMK Dato' Mohd Said SJK (C) Kuo Min Nilai
	Batang Benar	128/10/02	SK Batang Benar
	Pekan Pajam	128/10/03	SJK (C) Kg Baru Pajam
	Kampung Gebok	128/10/04	Balai Raya Kampung Gebok Pajam
	Batu Sebelas	128/10/05	SK Mantin
	Kampong Bahru Mantin	128/10/06	SMK Mantin
	Pekan Mantin	128/10/07	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Baru Mantin SJK (C) Chung Hua Mantin
	Kg Attap	128/10/08	SJK (C) Chi Chi Mantin Dewan Komuniti Mantin
	Mantin Dalam	128/10/09	Tabika Kemas Kampung Mantin Dalam
	Bandar Baru Nilai	128/10/10	SMK Taman Semarak SK Taman Semarak SJK (C) Putra Nilai

Representation History

Members of Assembly for Nilai
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency split from Labu and Lenggeng
9th	1995-1999	Peter Lai Yit Fee	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yap Yew Weng	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Arul Kumar Jambunathan (அருள் குமார் ஜம்புநாதன்)	PR (DAP)
14th	2018-2023		PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present		PH (DAP)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	19,133	66.29	2.19
	PN	Gan Chee Biow	8,244	28.56	28.56
	Independent	Omar Mohd Isa	1,430	4.95	4.95
	Independent	Yessu Samuel	57	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			28,864	100.00
Total rejected ballots			203
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			29,091	68.99	16.28
Registered electors			42,168
Majority			10,889	37.73	9.59
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	14,219	68.48	68.48
	BN	Leaw Kok Chan	4,394	21.16	15.55
	PAS	Mohd Abu Zahrim Abd Rahman	2,151	10.36	10.36
Total valid votes			20,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			21,025	85.27	0.04
Registered electors			24,657
Majority			9,825	47.32	23.85
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	10,378	60.18	2.03
	BN	Gan Chee Biow	6,331	36.71	5.14
	Independent	Ahmad Kamarulzaman Abu	490	2.84	2.84
	Independent	Rajashegher Sithambam	47	0.27	0.27
Total valid votes			17,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			17,599	85.31	10.92
Registered electors			20,629
Majority			4,047	23.47	7.17
	DAP hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Yew Weng	6,755	58.15
	BN	Peter Lai Yit Fee	4,861	41.85
Total valid votes			11,616	100.00
Total rejected ballots			275
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			11,909	74.39
Registered electors			16,009
Majority			1,894	16.30
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?