Hulu Langat constituency has a few surprises
Wednesday February 27, 2008
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
MANY view the Hulu Langat parliamentary constituency as a sleepy enclave but it wields a few surprises of its own.
Nestled between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, the constituency, located in the southeast corridor of the Klang Valley, is quietly booming.
The constituency encompasses the Kajang, Semenyih and Dusun Tua state seats.
City folks who want some peace and quiet away from the rat race are investing in properties here and settling down in new townships such as Bandar Sungai Long and Sunway Semenyih.
According to the Population and Housing Census Malaysia 2000, Hulu Langat's population increased from 177,900 in 1980 to 413,900 in 1991 and 865,500 in 2000.
Malays make up 53%, followed by the Chinese (36.5%), Indians (9.7%) and others (0.8%).
The number of registered voters as of September was 87,839 scattered in Kajang (29,095), Semenyih (27,203) and Dusun Tua (31,541).
The constituency is served by the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, the Cheras-Kajang Highway and the Kajang Outer Ring Road (Silk Highway) with essential links to other major highways.
Traffic jam, flash floods and a poor public transport system are issues that still remain unsolved within the constituency.
Residents are lobbying for the proposed light rail transit system with the last stop at Jusco Cheras Selatan in Balakong to be extended to Kajang and linked with the KTM Komuter plying between Seremban and Rawang.
This way, getting to the city would be easier and would ease the volume of road traffic.
The prolonged issue concerning the Bandar Mahkota Cheras closed access road could be used by the Opposition to swing some votes.
The road has been closed since 2005 as the various parties could not reach a compromise.
The delayed Kajang Semenyih Highway, which was to be completed and opened to traffic seven years ago, could also play on the voters. This highway would have considerably eased traffic in Semenyih.
Incumbent Barisan Nasional Hulu Langat MP Datuk Markiman Kobiran, who won a landslide victory in 2004, is opposed by academician Dr Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS).
Incumbent Kajang assemblyman Datin Paduka Low Lee Leng of Barisan would be contesting against her old rival Lee Kim Sin of Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
Barisan is fielding two new candidates for the Dusun Tua and Semenyih state seats.
Kajang Municipal councillors Ismail Sani and Johan Aziz are replacing former state assemblymen Rahmad Musa and Datuk Ahamad Kuris Mohd Nor respectively.
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
MANY view the Hulu Langat parliamentary constituency as a sleepy enclave but it wields a few surprises of its own.
Nestled between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, the constituency, located in the southeast corridor of the Klang Valley, is quietly booming.
The constituency encompasses the Kajang, Semenyih and Dusun Tua state seats.
City folks who want some peace and quiet away from the rat race are investing in properties here and settling down in new townships such as Bandar Sungai Long and Sunway Semenyih.
According to the Population and Housing Census Malaysia 2000, Hulu Langat's population increased from 177,900 in 1980 to 413,900 in 1991 and 865,500 in 2000.
Malays make up 53%, followed by the Chinese (36.5%), Indians (9.7%) and others (0.8%).
The number of registered voters as of September was 87,839 scattered in Kajang (29,095), Semenyih (27,203) and Dusun Tua (31,541).
The constituency is served by the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, the Cheras-Kajang Highway and the Kajang Outer Ring Road (Silk Highway) with essential links to other major highways.
Traffic jam, flash floods and a poor public transport system are issues that still remain unsolved within the constituency.
Residents are lobbying for the proposed light rail transit system with the last stop at Jusco Cheras Selatan in Balakong to be extended to Kajang and linked with the KTM Komuter plying between Seremban and Rawang.
This way, getting to the city would be easier and would ease the volume of road traffic.
The prolonged issue concerning the Bandar Mahkota Cheras closed access road could be used by the Opposition to swing some votes.
The road has been closed since 2005 as the various parties could not reach a compromise.
The delayed Kajang Semenyih Highway, which was to be completed and opened to traffic seven years ago, could also play on the voters. This highway would have considerably eased traffic in Semenyih.
Incumbent Barisan Nasional Hulu Langat MP Datuk Markiman Kobiran, who won a landslide victory in 2004, is opposed by academician Dr Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS).
Incumbent Kajang assemblyman Datin Paduka Low Lee Leng of Barisan would be contesting against her old rival Lee Kim Sin of Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
Barisan is fielding two new candidates for the Dusun Tua and Semenyih state seats.
Kajang Municipal councillors Ismail Sani and Johan Aziz are replacing former state assemblymen Rahmad Musa and Datuk Ahamad Kuris Mohd Nor respectively.
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