Muhamad Kasim

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Muhamad|Kasim|note=on}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan

| name = Muhamad Kasim

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد قاسم}}}}

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| honorific-suffix = MLA

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| assembly = Penang State Legislative

| constituency_AM = Telok Bahang

| predecessor = Zolkifly Mohd Lazim
(PNBERSATU)

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| term_start = 12 August 2023

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| birth_name = Muhamad bin Kasim

| birth_date = (1961)

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| citizenship = {{MAS}}

| party = {{flagicon image|Bendera BERSATU.svg}} Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

| otherparty = {{flagicon image|Logo Perikatan Nasional.svg}} Perikatan Nasional

| occupation = Politician

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| majority = 944 (2023)

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Muhamad bin Kasim is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Telok Bahang since 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN). He is also a retired colonel.{{Cite web |last=RAMLI |first=SAFINA |date=2023-08-04 |title=Usia bukan halangan bagi calon PN DUN Telok Bahang beri khidmat kepada rakyat |url=https://www.utusan.com.my/nasional/2023/08/prn-usia-bukan-halangan-bagi-calon-pn-dun-telok-bahang-beri-khidmat-kepada-rakyat/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Utusan Malaysia |language=ms-MY}}

Election results

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|+Penang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1852022/PUB%20373.pdf |access-date=2023-11-25}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct.

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct.

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2023

|N40 Telok Bahang

| bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

|Muhamad Kasim (BERSATU)

| align=right|7,245

|53.08%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ahmad Zaki Shah Shah Headan (UMNO)

| align=right|6,301

|46.17%

|13,648

|944

|76.13%

References