Batu, Kuala Lumpur

Batu is a parliamentary constituency in the northern outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covering the area between Sentul and Batu Caves.[1]

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Batu (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency).
For the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Batu (Selangor federal constituency).
Batu
Suburb
View of the Batu suburb with the Putrajaya Line elevated tracks
CountryMalaysia
StateFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
ConstituencyBatu
Government
 • Local AuthorityDewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
 • MayorMhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)

Settlements which are part of Batu constituency include Sentul. The constituency has the most Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) public housing apartments and one of the highest rates of petty crime in the city.[2]

Transportation

The Batu suburb is currently served by the  KC04  Taman Wahyu,  KC03  Kampung Batu and  KC02  Batu Kentonmen Komuter stations on the KTM Komuter 1 Seremban Line.

In the future, it will be served by  PY13  Kampung Batu,  PY14  Kentonmen as well as the  PY15  Jalan Ipoh station on the 12 MRT Putrajaya Line.

Politics

The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Batu parliamentary constituency is Tuan Prabakaran A/L M Parameswaran from Pakatan Harapan of PKR, who won the seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. He is also the youngest serving MP in Malaysia.

See also

References
  1. Gullick, J.M. (1981.) "Malaysia: Economic Expansion and National Unity". Westview Press, page 132. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  2. Tian Chua says he will not change his ways Archived March 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Straits Times, 22 March 2008.


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