The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Since 2022[update], the State Assemblyman for Beseri is Haziq Asyraf Dun from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Beseri constituency is divided into 5 polling districts.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U.

[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U.