# Batu Gajah (federal constituency)

Batu Gajah is a federal constituency in Kinta 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.

## Demographics

* Chinese (69.1%)
* Indian (17.2%)
* Malay (13.4%)
* Other ethnicities (0.3%)
* 18–20 5 (5.00%)
* 21–29 17.84 (17.8%)
* 30–39 17.76 (17.8%)
* 40–49 18.39 (18.4%)
* 50–59 16.78 (16.8%)
* 60–69 13.32 (13.3%)
* 70–79 7.6 (7.60%)
* 80–89 2.84 (2.84%)
* above 90 0.48 (0.48%)
* Male (50.54%)
* Female (49.46%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Gajah constituency has a total of 34 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang Timor | 066/31/01 | Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang Utara | 066/31/02 | SJK (C) Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang Selatan | 066/31/03 | Tadika Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang Barat | 066/31/04 | Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang | 066/31/05 | SJK (C) Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Silibin | 066/31/06 | SK Silibin |
| Jelapang (N31) | Taman Pertama | 066/31/07 | SJK (C) Yuh Hua |
| Jelapang (N31) | Taman Rishah | 066/31/08 | SJK (C) Yuh Hua |
| Jelapang (N31) | Jelapang Tengah | 066/31/09 | SJK (C) Jelapang |
| Jelapang (N31) | Bukit Kledang | 066/31/10 | SJK (C) Wan Hwa 2 |
| Jelapang (N31) | Papan | 066/31/11 | SJK (C) Papan |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bandar Baru Menglembu | 066/32/01 | SMK Seri Keledang |
| Menglembu (N32) | Menglembu Lama | 066/32/02 | SMK Menglembu |
| Menglembu (N32) | Awana | 066/32/03 | SJK (C) Wan Hwa 1 |
| Menglembu (N32) | Menglembu Barat | 066/32/04 | SJK (T) Menglembu |
| Menglembu (N32) | Menglembu Selatan | 066/32/05 | SMK Menglembu |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bukit Merah Timor | 066/32/06 | SJK (C) Bukit Merah |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bukit Merah Barat | 066/32/07 | SJK (C) Bukit Merah |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bukit Merah Tengah | 066/32/08 | SJK (C) Bukit Merah |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bukit Merah Barat Daya | 066/32/09 | SJK (C) Bukit Merah |
| Menglembu (N32) | Bukit Merah Selatan | 066/32/10 | Dewan Orang Ramai Bukit Merah |
| Menglembu (N32) | Lahat | 066/32/11 | SJK (C) Lahat |
| Tronoh (N33) | Gunong Hijau | 066/33/01 | SJK (C) Gunong Hijau |
| Tronoh (N33) | Jalan Lahat | 066/33/02 | SJK (C) Yit Chee |
| Tronoh (N33) | Jalan Siputeh | 066/33/03 | SJK (C) Yit Chee |
| Tronoh (N33) | Pekan Pusing | 066/33/04 | SK Pusing SMK Pusing |
| Tronoh (N33) | Batu Gajah Utara | 066/33/05 | SMK Sultan Yussuf |
| Tronoh (N33) | Batu Gajah Selatan | 066/33/06 | SMK Toh Indera Wangsa Ahmad |
| Tronoh (N33) | Penempatan India | 066/33/07 | SJK (T) Changkat |
| Tronoh (N33) | Bemban | 066/33/08 | SJK (C) Bemban |
| Tronoh (N33) | Siputeh | 066/33/09 | SK Siputeh |
| Tronoh (N33) | Tronoh | 066/33/10 | SMK Tronoh |
| Tronoh (N33) | Nalla | 066/33/11 | SJK (C) Kampung Nalla |
| Tronoh (N33) | Kampong Bali | 066/33/12 | SJK (C) Kampung Bali |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Gajah :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kinta Selatan |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P052 | 1959–1963 | Khong Kok Yat (孔国日) | PPP |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P052 | 1963–1964 | Khong Kok Yat (孔国日) | PPP |
| 2nd | P052 | 1964–1969 | Ng Fah Yam (吴华炎) | Alliance (MCA) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P052 | 1971–1974 | Lim Cho Hock (林子鹤) | DAP |
| 4th | P058 | 1974–1978 | Chian Heng Kai (陈庆佳) | DAP |
| 5th | P058 | 1978–1982 | Chian Heng Kai (陈庆佳) | DAP |
| 6th | P058 | 1982–1986 | Ban Hon Keong (万汉强) | BN (MCA) |
| 7th | P060 | 1986–1990 | Ting Chek Ming (陈则明) | DAP |
| 8th | P060 | 1990–1995 | Foo Piew Kok (符标国) | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | P063 | 1995–1999 | Yeong Chee Wah (杨智华) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | P063 | 1999–2004 | Fong Po Kuan (冯宝君) | BA (DAP) |
| 11th | P066 | 2004–2008 | Fong Po Kuan (冯宝君) | DAP |
| 12th | P066 | 2008–2013 | Fong Po Kuan (冯宝君) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P066 | 2013–2015 | Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (வ. சிவகுமார்) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P066 | 2015–2018 | Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (வ. சிவகுமார்) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P066 | 2018–2022 | Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (வ. சிவகுமார்) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P066 | 2022–present | Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu (வ. சிவகுமார்) | PH (DAP) |

### 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 |
| Batu Gajah | | | | Falim | | | |
| Batu Gajah | | | | | | Jelapang | Jelapang |
| Batu Gajah | | | Kampar | | | | |
| Batu Gajah | | | | Lahat | Lahat | | |
| Batu Gajah | | | | | Menglembu | Menglembu | Menglembu |
| Batu Gajah | | Pusing | | | | | |
| Batu Gajah | | Tanjong Tualang | Tanjong Tualang | | | | |
| Batu Gajah | | | | | | Tronoh | Tronoh |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N31 | Jelapang | Cheah Pou Hian | PH (DAP) |
| N32 | Menglembu | Chaw Kam Foon | PH (DAP) |
| N33 | Tronoh | Steven Tiw Tee Siang | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N31 | Jelapang | Ipoh City Council Batu Gajah District Council (Papan area) | 30020, 30100, 30200, 31450, 31500 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31550, 31560 Pusing 31750 Tronoh |
| N32 | Menglembu | Ipoh City Council | 30020, 30100, 30200, 31450, 31500 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31550, 31560 Pusing 31750 Tronoh |
| N33 | Tronoh | Batu Gajah District Council | 30020, 30100, 30200, 31450, 31500 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31550, 31560 Pusing 31750 Tronoh |