# Kota Bharu (federal constituency)

Kota Bharu is a federal constituency in Kota Bharu District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

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* Malay (84.39%)
* Chinese (13.69%)
* Indian (0.75%)
* Other ethnicities (1.17%)
* 18-20 (5.45%)
* 21-29 (20.86%)
* 30-39 (23.96%)
* 40-49 (16.79%)
* 50-59 (13.82%)
* 60-69 (11.33%)
* 70-79 (5.74%)
* 80-89 (1.62%)
* above 90 (0.43%)
* Male (49.34%)
* Female (50.66%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kota Bharu constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Wakaf Mek Zainab | 021/08/01 | SK Tengku Indera Petra |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Tanjong Chat | 021/08/02 | SK Padang Garong 2 |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Sungai Keladi | 021/08/03 | SMK Putera |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Kok Pasir | 021/08/04 | SMK Tanjung Mas |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Khatib Ali | 021/08/05 | SMK Dato' Ahmad Maher |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Tanjong Mas | 021/08/06 | Maahad Muhammadi (Lelaki) |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Cherang | 021/08/07 | SK Sultan Ismail (4) |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Kampung Bayam | 021/08/08 | SK Sultan Ismail (2) |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Langgar | 021/08/09 | SK Langgar |
| Tanjong Mas (N08） | Paya Bemban | 021/08/10 | SK Islah |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kubang Pasu | 021/09/01 | SMK Zainab 2 |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kelochor | 021/09/02 | SJK (C) Chung Cheng |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kebun Sultan | 021/09/03 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Merbau | 021/09/04 | SK Merbau |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Atas Banggol | 021/09/05 | SMJK Chung Hwa |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Jalan Pejabat Pos Lama | 021/09/06 | Maahadi Muhammadi (Perempuan) |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Bandar | 021/09/07 | SMJK Chung Cheng |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Padang Garong | 021/09/08 | SK Padang Garong 1 |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kota Lama | 021/09/09 | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kota Bharu |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Islah Lama | 021/09/10 | SK Sri Bemban |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kampung Dusun | 021/09/11 | SK Padang Garong 1 |
| Kota Lama (N09） | Kubor Kuda | 021/09/12 | SK Kampung Sireh |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kg Sireh Bawah Lembah | 021/10/01 | Tadika Tg. Anis 1 |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kubor Kuda | 021/10/02 | SMA Naim Lil-Banat |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Jalan Raja Dewa | 021/10/03 | SMK Sultan Ismail |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Telipot | 021/10/04 | Maktab Sultan Ismail |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kampung Belukar | 021/10/05 | SMK Zainab (1) |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Bunut Payong Hilir | 021/10/06 | SK Sultan Ismail (1) |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Pintu Geng | 021/10/07 | SMK Pintu Geng |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kota Utara | 021/10/08 | SK Kota |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Lundang | 021/10/09 | SK Lundang |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Bunut Payong | 021/10/10 | SK Bunut Payong |
| Bunut Payong（N10） | Kampung Wakaf Che Yeh | 021/10/11 | SMK Kota |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Bharu :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Kota Bharu Hilir |||||
| 4th | P019 | 1974–1978 | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P019 | 1978–1982 | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P019 | 1982–1986 | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P019 | 1986–1990 | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P019 | 1990–1995 | Ilani Isahak (إيلاني إسحاق) | APU (S46) |
| 9th | P021 | 1995–1999 | Ilani Isahak (إيلاني إسحاق) | APU (S46) |
| 10th | P021 | 1999–2004 | Ramli Ibrahim (رملي إبراهيم) | BA (keADILan) |
| 11th | P021 | 2004–2008 | Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (محمد زيد إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P021 | 2008–2013 | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (وان عبدالرحيم وان عبدﷲ) | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | P021 | 2013–2015 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | P021 | 2015–2016 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | PAS |
| 13th | P021 | 2016–2018 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | GS (PAS) |
| 14th | P021 | 2018–2020 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | GS (PAS) |
| 14th | P021 | 2020–2022 | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | PN (PAS) |
| 15th | P021 | 2022–present | Takiyuddin Hassan (تَقِيُ ٱلدِّين حَسَّان) | PN (PAS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Kota Bharu | | | | Bunut Payong | Bunut Payong | Bunut Payong | Bunut Payong |
| Kota Bharu | | | | | Kota Lama | Kota Lama | Kota Lama |
| Kota Bharu | | | Kubang Kerian | | | | |
| Kota Bharu | | | | Lundang | | | |
| Kota Bharu | | | | Padang Garong | | | |
| Kota Bharu | | | Sungei Keladi | | | | |
| Kota Bharu | | | | | Tanjong Mas | Tanjong Mas | Tanjong Mas |
| Kota Bharu | | | Telipot | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N8 | Tanjong Mas | Rohani Ibrahim | PN (PAS) |
| N9 | Kota Lama | Hafidzah Mustakim | PH (AMANAH) |
| N10 | Bunut Payong | Shaari Mat Yaman | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N8 | Tanjong Mas | Kota Bharu Municipal Council | 15000, 15050, 15100, 15150, 15200, 15300, 13500, 15400, 15500, 15502, 15503, 15506, 15520, 15680 Kota Bharu |
| N9 | Kota Lama | Kota Bharu Municipal Council | 15000, 15050, 15100, 15150, 15200, 15300, 13500, 15400, 15500, 15502, 15503, 15506, 15520, 15680 Kota Bharu |
| N10 | Bunut Payong | Kota Bharu Municipal Council | 15000, 15050, 15100, 15150, 15200, 15300, 13500, 15400, 15500, 15502, 15503, 15506, 15520, 15680 Kota Bharu |