Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in Kuala Kangsar District and Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
This seat was formerly a stronghold for the Malaysian Indian Congress during the presidency of Tun Sambanthan and Tun Samy Vellu. MIC lost this seat in the 2008 general election and has since failed to regain the seat. MIC has previously represented this seat since its creation.
Demographics As of 2020, Sungai Siput has a population of 86,815 people.
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Siput constituency has a total of 38 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationLintang（N21）Kampong Kandang Hulu062/21/01SK Kota Lama KananKampong Batang Kulim062/21/02SK Kota Lama KananSalak North062/21/03SK Setia JayaKampong Enggor062/21/04SJK (T) EnggorKarai Luar062/21/05SJK (C) Sey WahPekan Karai062/21/06SJK (C) Sey WahKampong Karai062/21/07SK KaraiKampong Jawang062/21/08SK JawangChangkat Salak062/21/09SJK (T) Ladang Changkat SalakSalak Timor062/21/10SJK (C) Salak BahruKamuning Barat062/21/11SJK (C) Shing ChungKamuning Timor062/21/12SJK (C) Shing ChungKampong Temin062/21/13SK TeminSungai Pelus062/21/14SK TrosorTrosor062/21/15SK SeroliKampong Mor062/21/16SK Kampong MaamorLKTP Lasah062/21/17SMK RLKT LasahLintang062/21/18SK LintangLadang Elphil062/21/19SJK (T) Ladang ElphilRancangan Belia Khas Berlop062/21/20SJK (C) LasahChior Lasah062/21/21SK LasahChenin062/21/22SK CheninPos Piah062/21/23SK Pos PiahPos Perwor062/21/24SK Pos PerworPos Legap062/21/25SK Pos LegapPos Kuala Mu062/21/26SK Pos Kuala MuJalong（N22）Jalong Timor062/22/01SK JalongJalong Barat062/22/02SJK (C) Simpang JalongJalan Lintang062/22/03SK Kampung MuhibbahLintang Road Barat062/22/04SJK (T) Mahathma Gandhi KalasalaiKampong Bahagia062/22/05 SMK Methodist SRA Rakyat IjtihadiahRimba Panjang Utara062/22/06SJK (C) Rimba PanjangKampong Muhibbah062/22/07SMK Toh Muda Abdul Aziz Sungai Siput (U)Simpang Tiga062/22/08SMJK Shing ChungMain Road062/22/09SK Sungai Siput (U)Mahkamah062/22/10SJK (C) Sungai BulohSungai Buloh Selatan062/22/11SJK (C) Sungai BulohSungai Pelang062/22/12SJK (T) Ladang Dovenby
Representation history Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Kinta Utara Sungei Siput Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P046 1959–1963 V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) 7,317 61.08 Parliament of Malaysia 1st P046 1963–1964 V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) 7,317 61.08 2nd 1964–19699,855 71.53% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P046 1971–1973 V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) 7,985 50.46% 1973–1974 4th P048 1974–1978 Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு)9,045 49.09% 5th 1978–198212,930 62.41% 6th 1982–198614,930 64.56% Sungai Siput 7th P056 1986–1990 Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு) 13,148 56.05% 8th 1990–199514,427 53.25% 9th P059 1995–199921,283 71.86% 10th 1999–200417,480 57.75% 11th P062 2004–200819,029 62.19% 12th 2008–2013 Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்) 16,458 51.50% 13th 2013–2018 21,593 53.19% 14th 2018–2022 Kesavan Subramaniam (கேசவன் சுப்ரமணியம்) 20,817 48.72% 15th 2022–present21,637 41.77%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentSungai SiputJalongLintangSungei SiputJalongKaraiLintang
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea195919741984199420032018Jalong Jalong Kampung Orang Asli Lawai Rimba Panjang Sungai Siput Taman Seri TamanKarai Enggor Kampung Perlop Karai Kota Lama Kanan LintangLintang Enggor Kampung Perlop Karai Kota Lama Kanan Lintang Enggor Kampung Perlop Kota Lama Kanan Lintang Pos Piah
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party) N21 Lintang Mohd Zolkafly Harun N22 Jalong Loh Sze Yee
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN21Lintang Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council Lenggong District Council (Pos Piah area) 31050, 31100 Sungai Siput 33040 Kuala Kangsar 33500 SaukN22JalongKuala Kangsar Municipal Council
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