Datok Keramat is a state constituency in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Ma ...

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, that has been represented in the

Penang State Legislative Assembly The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legi ...

since 1974. It covers a part of George Town proper, including the eponymous urban district colloquially known as Dato Keramat. The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the

under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is

Jagdeep Singh Deo Jagdeep Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh ( pa, ਜਗਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ, Jagdīp Siṅgh Dio; born 3 May 1971) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan ...

from the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party ( abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of th ...

(DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition,

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...

(PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Datok Keramat constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. This state seat encompasses the western part of George Town's city centre, including much of Dato Keramat Road, from where the constituency got its name. Also located within the Datok Keramat seat are some of the city's major landmarks and institutions, such as the City Stadium,

Penang Free School , motto_translation = Strong and Faithful , streetaddress = Green Lane, , city = George Town , state = Penang , postcode = 11600 , country = Malaysi ...

and The Residency, the latter of which is the official residence of the

governor of Penang The governor of Penang ( ms, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang) is the head of state of the Malaysian state of Penang. The role of governor is largely ceremonial with the power vested in the executive branch of the state government led by t ...

. The Datok Keramat state constituency is bounded to the north by Western Road (now ''Jalan Utama'') and Dato Keramat Road. However, it stops just short of Penang Times Square, which comes under the neighbouring Komtar constituency. To the south, the constituency extends up to Free School Road just south of

Penang Free School , motto_translation = Strong and Faithful , streetaddress = Green Lane, , city = George Town , state = Penang , postcode = 11600 , country = Malaysi ...

, thus covering the residential area around the historic school and east of Green Lane. Both Green Lane and Scotland Road also form the constituency's western limits.

Demographics

History

Election results

The electoral results for the Datok Keramat state constituency in

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and

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are as follows.

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