Saminathan a/l Ganesan (17 October 1985) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.
Saminathan Ganesan | |
|---|---|
| சமினாதன் கணேசன் | |
| Member of the Malacca State Executive Council | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 2 March 2020 (Unity, Human Resources, Non-governmental Organisations & Consumer Affairs) | |
| Governor | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Chief Minister | Adly Zahari |
| Preceded by | Lai Meng Chong (Unity & Consumer Affairs) MS Mahadevan Sanacy (Human Resources & Non-governmental Organisations) |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Othman (Unity, Human Resources & Consumer Affairs) Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (Non-Governmental Organisations) |
| Constituency | Gadek |
| Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Gadek | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 20 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | MS Mahadevan Sanacy (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Shanmugam Ptcyhay (BN–MIC) |
| Majority | 307 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saminathan a/l Ganesan 17 October 1985 Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N07 Gadek | Saminathan Ganesan (DAP) | 4,392 | 42.47% | Panirchelvam Pichamuthu (MIC) | 4,085 | 39.50% | 10,578 | 307 | 81.90% | ||
| Emransyah Ismail (PAS) | 1,865 | 18.03% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Saminathan Ganesan (DAP) | 2,463 | 32.08% | Shanmugam Ptcyhay (MIC) | 3,022 | 39.36% | 7,677 | 559 | 60.73% | |||
| Mohd Amir Fitri Muharram (BERSATU) | 2,041 | 26.59% | ||||||||||
| Laila Norinda Maun (PUTRA) | 68 | 0.89% | ||||||||||
| Azafen Amin (IND) | 60 | 0.78% | ||||||||||
| Mohan Singh Booda Singh (IND) | 23 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "N.07 GADEK". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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