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Kamunting (state constituency)

political subdivision in Malaysia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ65085257 ↗
Source-derived summary

Kamunting is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kamunting constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.

Representation history

Election results

References

External links

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.

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The public source identifies “Kamunting (state constituency)” as political subdivision in Malaysia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kamunting, state and constituency.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2022—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Kamunting, state and constituency providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Kamunting (state constituency)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.