Datok Keramat (state constituency)

Datok Keramat is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers a part of George Town proper, including the eponymous urban district colloquially known as Dato Keramat.

Datok Keramat
Penang constituency
Datok Keramat (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jagdeep Singh Deo
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)26,791
Area (km²)3

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Jagdeep Singh Deo from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

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