Editing Alor Setar (section)

==Governance==
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Alor Setar is being represented by three [[List of Malaysian electoral districts#Kedah|Members of Parliament]] and nine [[Kedah State Legislative Assembly|State Legislative Assembly]] seats.

{| class="wikitable"
! Parliamentary Constituencies
! State Constituencies
|-
| P.008 [[Pokok Sena (federal constituency)|Pokok Sena]]|| N.09 Bukit Lada, N.4 Pantai Damai, N.10 Bukit Pinang, N.11 Derga
|-
| P.009 [[Alor Setar (federal constituency)|Alor Setar]] || N.12 Suka Menanti, N.13 Kota Darul Aman, N.14 Alor Mengkudu
|-
| P.010 [[Kuala Kedah (federal constituency)|Kuala Kedah]] || N.15 Anak Bukit, N.16 Kubang Rotan, N.17 Pengkalan Kundor
|}

===State government===
As the state capital, Alor Setar holds a pivotal role on maintaining the political and economic interest of Kedah. The city is the seat of the local government where all of the state ministries and agencies are primarily located. The Office of the Chief Minister and the [[Kedah State Legislative Assembly]] are both based in Wisma Darul Aman.<ref>{{cite web |title= Pejabat Menteri Besar dan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Kedah|url=https://www.kedah.gov.my/hubungi/|website= Kedah.gov.my}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Hubungi Kami|url=https://mmk.kedah.gov.my/hubungi-kami|website= Pejabat Rasmi Dewan Undangan Negeri dan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Kedah}}</ref>  The official residence of Sultan of Kedah, is located in [[Anak Bukit]].

===Local government===
Alor Setar has been governed by a town council form of government since 1905 following the establishment of Alor Star Sanitary Board.<ref>{{cite web |title= Alor Setar Dulu dan Sekarang|url=http://www.memori-kedah.com/page_pengenalan.php?pageNum_Recordset1=6&totalRows_Recordset1=11&p=2&idstopic=42&idskandungan=185&mtopic=5|website= Memori Kedah}}</ref> By 2013, it was elevated to be a city status by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and being administered as [[Alor Setar City Council|Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar]]. The current mayor of Alor Setar is Mohd Zohdi Saad.