Shanmugam Ptcyhay

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Shanmugam Pitchay
சண்முகம் பிச்சை
Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council
(Non-governmental Organisations, Youth and Sports)
Assumed office
5 April 2023
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterAb Rauf Yusoh
Preceded byHimself
ConstituencyGadek
In office
26 November 2021 – 31 March 2023
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byMohd Rafiq Naizamohideen
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyGadek
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Gadek
Assumed office
20 November 2021
Preceded bySaminathan Ganesan
(PHDAP)
Majority559 (2021)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2021–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Shanmugam s/o V. Pitchay

(1969-03-30) 30 March 1969 (age 55)
Malacca, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician
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Shanmugam s/o V. Pitchay (or formally known as V. P. Shanmugam) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek since November 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the sole Malacca EXCO member, MLA of Indian descent and from MIC, the sole MIC candidate nominated and subsequently won in the 2021 Malacca state election and the sole EXCO Member serving without a deputy.[1]

Election results[edit]

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N07 Gadek Shanmugam Pitchay (MIC) 3,022 39.36% Saminathan Ganesan (DAP) 2,463 32.08% 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]

  1. ^ "Melaka Polls: Shanmugam wins Gadek seat | The Star".
  2. ^ "N.07 GADEK". SPR Dashboard. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.