# Datok Keramat (state constituency)

Datok Keramat is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly 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 Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Jagdeep Singh Deo from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

## Definition
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Datok Keramat constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Jalan York | 050/29/01 | SMK Union |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Sekolah Free | 050/29/02 | SMK Penang Free |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Taman Sekolah Free | 050/29/03 | SJK (C) Han Chiang |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Taman Abdidin | 050/29/04 | SJK (C) Sum Sun |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Jalan Perak | 050/29/05 | Sekolah Jepun Pulau Pinang |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Caunter Hall | 050/29/06 | SMK Abdullah Munshi |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | City Stadium | 050/29/07 | SMK (P) Sri Mutiara |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Kampong Makam | 050/29/08 | SJK (C) Tong Sian |
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Jalan Kajang | 050/29/09 | SJK (C) Convent Datuk Keramat |
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 and The Residency, the latter of which is the official residence of the governor of Penang.
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, 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

* Chinese 55.44 (55.4%)
* Malay 27 (27.0%)
* Indian 16.54 (16.5%)
* Other ethnicities 1.03 (1.03%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016 :
| Polling district | Electors |
| Caunter Hall | 2,281 |
| City Stadium | 2,388 |
| Jalan Kajang | 1,503 |
| Jalan Perak | 3,805 |
| Jalan York | 1,803 |
| Kampong Makam | 2,778 |
| Sekolah Free | 1,891 |
| Taman Sekolah Free | 3,685 |
| Taman Abidin | 1,900 |
| Total | 22,034 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission ||

## History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Datok Keramat :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Barat ||||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Teh Ewe Lim | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | Teh Ewe Lim | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | Teh Ewe Lim | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Ooi Ean Kwong | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | K. Balasundaram | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Lim Boo Chang | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Lim Boo Chang | BN (MCA) |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Ong Thean Lye | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PR (DAP) |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PH (DAP) |

## Election results

The electoral results for the Datok Keramat state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.