Kesidang is a state constituency in

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, that has been represented in the

Melaka State Legislative Assembly The Malacca State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Ele ...

. The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the

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. , the State Assemblyman for Kesidang is Allex Seah Shoo Chin from the

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(DAP) which is a component parfy of the

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(PH) coalition.

Definition

The Kesidang constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Merdeka, Batu Berendam, Taman Melaka Baru, Malim Jaya, Bertam, Taman Asean, Kampung Padang, Bakar Batu and Limbongan.

Demographics

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kesidang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.

Representation history

Election results

References

{{Malaysian state constituencies Malacca state constituencies