Sivanesan Achalingam
2008–2018
(1956-03-15) 15 March 1956 (age 68)
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
affiliations
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Sivanesan a/l Achalingam (born 15 March 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under Menteris Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, Ahmad Faizal Azumu and Saarani Mohamad from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in February 2009, from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and again since November 2022. He has also served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungkai since March 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.[citation needed]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | N57 Sungkai | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 4,389 | 40.92% | Ganesan Retanam (MIC) | 6,334 | 59.08% | 11,316 | 1,945 | 64.23% | ||
2008 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 6,323 | 56.50% | Veerasingam Suppiah (MIC) | 4,869 | 43.50% | 11,719 | 1,454 | 67.78% | |||
2013 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,314 | 61.61% | Goh Kim Swee (MCA) | 5,803 | 38.39% | 15,393 | 3,511 | 80.20% | |||
2018 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,631 | 72.56% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 3,138 | 23.64% | 13,612 | 6,493 | 79.50% | |||
Appalasamy Jetakiah (PAS) | 505 | 3.80% | ||||||||||
2022 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,549 | 58.97% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 4,311 | 26.62% | 16,192 | 5,238 | 69.27% | |||
Thilak Raj Gunasekaran (PAS) | 1,744 | 10.77% | ||||||||||
Mahhadee Ramli (IND) | 588 | 3.63% |
Notes
- ^ Assumed portfolios a day after taking office.
References
- ^ "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.
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