Batang Padang District
The Batang Padang District () is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and Sungkai. In August 2007 the Perak Government announced the discovery of large water aquifers at Batang Padang. They plan to sell the water to neighbouring Selangor to help solve future water shortage problems in that state. History The sub-district of Tanjung Malim was split from this district to pave the way for Muallim District which was officiated on 11 January 2016. Administrative divisions Batang Padang District is divided into 4 mukims, which are: * Batang Padang (Tapah) * Bidor * Chenderiang * Sungkai Towns and Settlements Among the major urban settlements in Batang Padang District are: *Tapah, the district capital * Bidor * Sungkai * Chenderiang * Temoh *Tapah Road *Ayer Kuning *Banir *Sungai Lesong *Bikam Demographics Federal Parliament and St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Districts Of Malaysia
Districts (; ''Jajahan'' in Kelantan) are a type of subdivision below the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office () which is headed by district officer (). Classification In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state. A ''mukim'' (Commune (administrative division), commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district. The National Land Code (Malaysia), National Land Code assigns land matters, including the delineation of districts, to the purview of State governments of Malaysia, state governments. These states operate a Torrens title, Torrens system, with districts administered by the respective state’s land and district office, and coordinated by the land and mines office. The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level. The three Federal Territories ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mukim
A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The closest English translation for mukim is township. Usage Brunei In Brunei, a mukim is the immediate Country subdivision, subdivision of a district (). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'. There are 38 Mukims of Brunei, mukims in Brunei. Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several (Malay language, Malay for "village"). A mukim is headed by a (Malay for "headman"), which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows: The smallest mukim by area is Mukim Saba in the Brunei and Muara, Brunei-Muara District. The largest mukim by area is Mukim Sukang in the Belait District. The last change in the mukim boundaries was in the late ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Slim (state Constituency)
Slim is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Slim constituency is divided into 13 polling districts. Representation history Election results References * Perak state constituencies {{Malaysia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sungkai (state Constituency)
Sungkai is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ... voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Malim constituency is divided into 49 polling districts. Representation history Election results References {{Malaysian state constituencies Perak state constituencies ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ishsam Shahruddin
Ishsam bin Shahruddin (31 August 1966 – 22 February 2025) was a Malaysian politician, footballer, businessman and contractor who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Kuning from November 2022 to his death in office in February 2025. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was also the Division Chief of BN and UMNO of Tapah, having served from 2018 until his untimely death in office. He is the shortest-serving Ayer Kuning MLA, in office for slightly over two years and three months. Club career During most of his football career, Ishsam played with Perak FA, save for one season with Negeri Sembilan FA. With Perak, Ishsam won the first ever Malaysia FA Cup in 1990. After retiring from football, Ishsam became a politician, businessman and contractor. Ishsam later returned to the Perak FA as its Vice-President and Team Assistant Manager. Ishsam was also the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayer Kuning (state Constituency)
Ayer Kuning is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Mohamad Yusri Bakir of Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ... (BN) since 2025. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Kuning constituency is divided into 20 polling districts. Representation history Election results References * Perak state constituencies Long stubs with short prose {{Malaysia-election-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chenderiang (state Constituency)
Chenderiang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Choong Shin Heng of Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ... (BN) since 2022. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Chenderiang constituency is divided into 17 polling districts. Representation history Election results References * Perak state constituencies {{Malaysia-election-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chang Lih Kang
Chang Lih Kang ( zh, s=郑立慷, t=鄭立慷, poj=Tēⁿ Li̍p-khóng, p=Zhèng Lìkāng, born 23 October 1980) is a Malaysians, Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia), Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Malim (federal constituency), Tanjong Malim since May 2018. He served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Teja (state constituency), Teja from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and has served as a Vice President of PKR since December 2018. Personal life and education Lih Kang holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from University of Putra Malaysia and a Master in Public Admin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tanjong Malim (federal Constituency)
Tanjong Malim, or Tanjung Malim, is a town in Muallim, Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai Bernam serving as the natural divider. "Tanjong Malim" usually refers to the territory under administration of Tanjong Malim District Council or ''Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim (MDTM)'', which includes the smaller towns adjacent to the town such as Proton City, Behrang, Behrang 2020, Sungkai and Slim River. "Tanjong Malim" is also referred to the ''Old Town'' and ''New Town'' divided by the KTM Komuter rail at its heart. Tanjong Malim is home to the main campus of the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI). Subdivision The administrative area of Tanjong Malim District Council covers an area of 189.02 square kilometers. It is divided into 8 main areas known as: * Trolak, Trolak Pekan * Slim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saravanan Murugan
Saravanan s/o Murugan (; born 4 February 1968) commonly referred to as M. Saravanan () is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tapah since March 2008. He served as the Minister of Human Resources for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Deputy Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing from April 2009 to May 2013 and Deputy Minister of Federal Territories from March 2008 to April 2009. He is a member and Deputy President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. Fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tapah (federal Constituency)
Tapah is a federal constituency in Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Malaysia, Parliament which is the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitu ... since 1986. The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tapah constituency is divided into 37 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments & postcodes Election results Reference ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Malaysia, Parliament which is the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat sits in the Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, along with the Dewan Negara, the upper house. The Dewan Rakyat is a directly Election, elected body consisting of 222 members known as Member of parliament, Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by first-past-the-post voting with one member from each List of Malaysian electoral districts, federal constituency. Members hold their seats until the Dissolution of parliament, Dewan Rakyat is dissolved, the term of which is Constitutionalism, constitutionally limited to five years after an Elections in Malaysia, election. The number of seats each States and federal territories of Malaysia, state or territory is entitled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |