Since 2023[update], the State Assemblyman for Batu Maung is Mohamad Abdul Hamid from People's Justice Party (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Maung constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.

[4] This state constituency is named after the town of Batu Maung, located near Teluk Tempoyak.

The state seat also encompasses the newer neighbourhoods of Bayan Lepas that grew as a result of the massive industrialisation which created the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone during the latter decades of the 20th century.

The southern half of this manufacturing zone, as well as the Penang International Airport, falls under this constituency.