A. Sivasubramaniam
Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Buntong | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Yik Phooi Hong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Thulsi Thivaran Manogaran (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,382 (2008) 8,629 (2013) 15,323 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sivasubramaniam a/l Athinarayanan 28 November 1966 Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2008–2020) Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) (2020–2021) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2021–January 2022 & since September 2022) Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) (January–September 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2021–January 2022 & since September 2022) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sivasubramaniam a/l Athinarayanan, also known as A. Sivasubramaniam is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Buntong from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), another component party of the PN coalition as well as Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. During his tenure as the Buntong MLA, he was involved in multiple political defections and party switchings.
Education
[edit]He is a Bachelor of Business Administration from Open University Malaysia.[1]
Politics
[edit]Political defections and party switchings
[edit]In March 2020, Tronoh MLA Paul Yong Choo Kiong and Sivasubramaniam were removed from DAP as they defected and supported the opposing PN. In June 2020, Sivasubramiam then joined GERAKAN. In March 2021, Sivasubramaniam and Yong left BERSATU and joined BERSATU as party associate members. In January 2022, they left BERSATU for PBM. In September 2022, they left PBM and rejoined BERSATU as associate members again with former Bercham MLA Sum Cheok Leng.[citation needed]
In the 2022 Perak state election, he was renominated by PN to defend the Buntong state seat. He was not reelected as the Buntong MLA after losing heavily to Thulsi Thivaran Manogaran of PH by a minority of 19,155 votes.[2][3][4][5]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N30 Buntong | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (DAP) | 6,082 | 41.81% | Yik Phooi Hong (MCA) | 8,464 | 58.19% | 14,836 | 2,382 | 64.96% | ||
| 2008 | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (DAP) | 10,311 | 66.24% | Lee Tung Lai (MCA) | 4,996 | 32.10% | 15,566 | 5,315 | 70.98% | |||
| 2013 | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (DAP) | 13,062 | 71.79% | Sivaraj Chandran (MIC) | 4,433 | 24.36% | 18,195 | 8,629 | 79.64% | |||
| Iruthiyam Sebastiar Anthonisamy (IND) | 312 | 1.43% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Basri Shafie (IND) | 127 | 0.70% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (DAP) | 18,005 | 80.89% | T. Thangarani (MIC) | 2,682 | 12.05% | 21,500 | 15,323 | 79.80% | |||
| Rani Rasiah (PSM) | 813 | 3.65% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan (BERSATU) | 1,437 | 5.64% | Thulsi Thivani Manogaran (DAP) | 21,412 | 84.02% | 25,483 | 19,155 | 70.33% | |||
| Jayagopi Subramaniam (MIC) | 2,257 | 8.86% | ||||||||||
| Iruthiyam Sebastiar Anthonisamy (IND) | 237 | 0.93% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Faiz Abdullah (IND) | 140 | 0.55% | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Buntong rep and former DAP man Sivasubramaniam joins Gerakan". The Star. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Yi, Ng Xiang (5 March 2021). "Ex-DAP reps Paul Yong, Sivasubramaniam now Bersatu members". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Three Perak reps who joined PBM still support state govt, says MB". The Star. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "伍礼杰：西华和岑卓能入土团 . 或上阵文冬和巴占州席 - 地方 - 大霹雳 - 时事焦点". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Pilihan raya umum Malaysia". Data pilihan raya Malaysia infoundi. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Keputusan-keputusan PRU sejak 2004.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Jumlah peratusan berdasarkan jumlah keluar mengundi.
- ^ "The Star Online Pilihan raya umum Malaysia ke-14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Jumlah peratusan berdasarkan jumlah keluar mengundi.
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