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Kota Darul Aman
Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Teh Swee Leong; PH
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2023)	25,829

Kota Darul Aman is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Darul Aman's electorate as of 2023^[1]

Chinese (56.58%)

Malay (35.57%)

Indian (6.80%)

Other ethnicities (1.05%)

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota Darul Aman constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kota Darul Aman (N13）	Kanchut	009/13/01	SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq
	Tambang Badak	009/13/02	SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq
	Bakar Bata	009/13/03	SMK Syed Mohamed Al-Bukhary
	Jalan Lumpur	009/13/04	Taska Majilis Agama Islam Negeri Kedah, Cawangan Masjid Zahir, Alor Setar
	Kampung Perak	009/13/05	SJK (C) Keat Hwa (H)
	Seberang Nyonya	009/13/06	Pusat Rukun Tetangga Kampung Berjaya, Alor Setar
	Jalan Raja	009/13/07	SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S)
	Jalan Kolam	009/13/08	SMK St Michael
	Pengkalan	009/13/09	SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S)
	Jalan Seberang Perak	009/13/10	SK Seberang Perak
	Taman Bahagia	009/13/11	SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian)
	Kota Tanah	009/13/12	SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian)
	Kampung Piew	009/13/13	SK Sg Korok Lama
	Jalan Pegawai	009/13/14	Maktab Mahmud Puteri
	Sungai Korok	009/13/15	SK Jalan Pegawai
	Kampung Telok	009/13/16	SJK (C) Sin Min
	Bandar Simpang Kuala	009/13/17	Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar
	Rumah Pangsa Simpang Kuala	009/13/18	SJK (C) Sin Min
	Kampung Pegawai	009/13/19	Wisma Lung Kong
	Jalan Stesyen	009/13/20	SMK St Michael
	Taman Bee Bee	009/13/21	SJK (C) Peng Min
	Tongkang Yard	009/13/22	SK Seberang Perak Baru

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kota Darul Aman
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bandar Alor Setar
7th	1986–1990	Cheah Chong Chiew	BN (MCA)
8th	1990–1995	George John	DAP
9th	1995–1999	Chong Kau Chai @ Chong Itt Chew	BN (MCA)
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Lee Guan Aik	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2018	Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–2023	Teh Swee Leong	PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present	Teh Swee Leong	PH (DAP)

Kedah state election, 2018: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teh Swee Leong	11,737	69.99	69.99
	BN	Tan Eng Hwa	3,269	19.49	19.49
	PAS	Zulkifli Che Haron	1,732	10.33	10.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Tan Kang Yap	32	0.19	0.19
Total valid votes			16,770	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,046	78.10	2.40
Registered electors			21,835
Majority			8,468	50.50	29.00
	PH hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2013: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok	7,387	60.48	6.47
	BN	Loh Gim Hooi	4,761	38.98	7.01
	Independent	Liew Kard Seong	39	0.32	0.32
	Independent	Jayagopal A/L Adaikkalam	27	0.22	0.22
Total valid votes			12,214	100.00
Total rejected ballots			202
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			12,446	80.50	11.86
Registered electors			15,466
Majority			2,626	21.50	13.48
	DAP hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lee Guan Aik	5,415	54.01	54.01
	BN	Chong Kau Chai @ Chong Itt Chew	4,611	45.99	36.91
Total valid votes			10,026	100.00
Total rejected ballots			280
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			10,355	68.64	0.66
Registered electors			15,087
Majority			804	8.02	57.78
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kau Chai @ Chong Itt Chew	9,094	82.90	23.01
	PKR	Yap Shui Fah	1,876	17.10	17.10
Total valid votes			10,970	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			11,232	69.30	2.47
Registered electors			16,207
Majority			7,218	65.80	46.02
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kau Chai @ Chong Itt Chew	8,580	59.89	9.03
	DAP	Tan Foong Heong	5,928	40.11	9.03
Total valid votes			14,778	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			15,086	71.77	4.6
Registered electors			21,021
Majority			2,922	19.78	18.06
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Kau Chai @ Chong Itt Chew	9,589	68.92	20.66
	DAP	George John	4,324	31.08	20.66
Total valid votes			13,913	100.00
Total rejected ballots			611
Unreturned ballots			242
Turnout			14,766	67.17	9.45
Registered electors			21,982
Majority			5,265	37.84	34.36
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1990: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	George John	9,511	51.74	10.97
	BN	Dr. Ch'ng Kok Heong	8,871	48.26	3.60
Total valid votes			18,382	100.00
Total rejected ballots			664
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,046	57.72	6.48
Registered electors			28,126
Majority			640	3.48	0.41
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1986: Kota Darul Aman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Cheah Chong Chiew	7,689	44.66
	DAP	George John	7,019	40.77
	PAS	Haji Che Hassan Ishak	2,374	13.79
	SDP	Mohd Noorik Abdul Rahman	134	0.78
Total valid votes			17,216	100.00
Total rejected ballots			315
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,531	64.20
Registered electors			27,306
Majority			670	3.89
This was a new constituency created.