 Firdaus Ja'afar (Malaysian Islamic Party - PAS) by a majority of 1,196 votes.Gurun is between Guar Chempedak to the north and Bedong to the south and can be reached via a highway; the North-South Expressway, and it even has its own train station.The main road junction in the town center connects the eastern part of Kedah to the town of Jeniang and the district of Sik.