Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad

Muhamad Arafat bin Varisai Mahamad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hulu Kinta since May 2018. He is a member, the State Spokesperson of Perak and the Division Chief of Tambun of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1]

Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Hulu Kinta
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byAminuddin Md Hanafiah
(BNUMNO)
Majority3,713 (2018)
4,163 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Muhamad Arafat bin Varisai Mahamad
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Perak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N24 Hulu Kinta Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad (PKR) 17,766 43.70% Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah (UMNO) 14,053 34.56% 40,659 3,713 81.39%
Mat Salleh Said (PAS) 7,425 18.26%
Murugiah Subramaniam (IND) 217 0.53%
2022 Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad (PKR) 22,220 39.02% Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali (BERSATU) 18,057 31.71% 57,923 4,163 77.97%
Mazlan Abd Rahman (UMNO) 16,224 28.49%
Murugiah Subramaniam (IND) 437 0.77%

References

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  1. ^ "Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-04-28.