Election candidates will slug it out to gain the support of 889,490 registered voters in the state, with polling day on Aug 1.
After the nomination process tomorrow, the campaign period will last until 11.59pm on July 31.
In light of the coming state polls, here are some key insights into Negri Sembilan’s constituencies - from the largest and smallest seats to other interesting demographic and socio-economic characteristics that define the state’s political landscape.
The biggest seat is Paroi, as it has the largest pool of eligible voters, with a total of 60,704 residents aged 18 and above, based on data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
This is followed by Bukit Kepayang with 48,229 residents in this age group and Nilai with 42,168.
Among the 36 seats, Kota is the “oldest” of the constituencies, having the biggest proportion of residents aged 65 and above at 15.2%.
On the flip side, the area with the biggest share of young people is Klawang, with 30% of residents there aged 14 and below.
However, when it comes to population density, Seremban Jaya is tops.
Despite having a land area of only 12 square kilometres (1,200 ha), it has 4,345 people for every square kilometre.
Check out the map below to see more:
The entire state of Negri Sembilan has a total population of 1.24 million, based on population estimates as of 2025 by the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Bumiputra residents made up most or 64.6% of the state’s population, followed by the Chinese (20.9%), Indians (14%) and other ethnicities (0.5%).
Most people in the state or 68.8% of the population are within the working age of 15 to 64, as defined by the department.
Below is a closer look at the age and gender structure in the state:
Negri Sembilan held its most recent election on Aug 12, 2023, at the same time with five other states - Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu.
In the Negri Sembilan polls, Pakatan Harapan won 17 seats, followed by Barisan Nasional (14) and Perikatan Nasional (five).
Here are the top 10 incumbent state assemblymen who won the 2023 polls with the biggest majority of votes:
Among the 36 incumbents, some have been long-serving assemblymen, given their long streak of victories in the state polls over the years.
Senaling assemblyman Datuk Ismail Lasim topped the list with the longest string of consecutive wins.
The Umno leader won the state polls six times in a row beginning 1999, according to data from ElectionData.MY.
In second place is a tie between two prominent leaders - Chennah assemblyman Anthony Loke Siew Fook, who is also Transport Minister, as well as Rantau assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, who is Foreign Minister.
Each of them won their state seat five consecutive times since 2004.
On June 4, Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun announced that the state’s legislative assembly would be dissolved.
Negri Sembilan plunged into a political crisis after the 14 Barisan assemblymen from Umno withdrew support for Aminuddin’s government.
They claimed to have been left with no other option but to declare a loss of confidence as the Mentri Besar had failed to handle the state royal crisis.
