Politics
Sungai Petani is designated as a parliamentary area in its own right, with an electorate of 983,851 people (2008). It is currently represented by Johari Abdul from Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
The parliamentary area of Merbok and part of parliamentary area of Yan (Gurun) is also part of Sungai Petani Municipal administrative area.
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“The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous.... Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.”
—Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)
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