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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
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{{Indian name|Parthiban|Karuppiah|note=on}}
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| name = Parthiban Karuppiah
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| native_name_lang = [[Tamil language]]
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| birth_place = [[Kuala Selangor]], [[Selangor]], Malaysia
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| constituency_AM= [[Ijok (state constituency)|Ijok]]
| assembly        = Selangor State Legislative
| term_start = 28 April 2007
| term_end = 8 March 2008
| predecessor = [[Sivalingam Arumugam|Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah]] <br> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
| successor = [[Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] <br> ([[Pakatan Rakyat|PR]]–[[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|PKR]])
| majority = 1,850 (2007)
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| party = [[Malaysian Indian Congress]] (MIC) {{small|(–2023)}} <br> [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] {{small|(2023–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)<br />[[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN)
| occupation = Politician, teacher
| alma_mater =  [[University of Malaya]]
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'''Parthiban s/o Karuppiah''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: கே. பார்திபன்) is a [[Malaysia]]n [[politician]] of [[Malaysian Indian|Indian]] (specifically [[Tamil people|Tamil]]) descent, or known as '''K. Parthiban'''. He is a member of the [[Malaysian Indian Congress]] (MIC), a component party of the ruling [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition, and has been the party's [[Tanjung Karang, Selangor|Tanjung Karang]] division secretary since 2002. In 2003, he was appointed as a special officer to the incumbent Tanjung Karang [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Malay titles|Datuk]] [[Noh Omar]].<ref name="background">Manirajan, R., "EC: Campaigns lack substance", ''The Sun'', 20 April 2007</ref>

==Early life==
Parthiban was born in Ladang Raja Musa, [[Kuala Selangor]] district, [[Selangor]]. He attended the Seri Kota Teachers' Training College in [[Kuala Lumpur]] before enrolling in the [[University of Malaya]], from where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.Sc.) degree and later a [[Master of Education]] (M.Ed.) in [[Education]] [[Management]].<ref name="background"/>

Parthiban was as a [[teacher]] from 1994 to 2006 at various schools in Tanjung Karang and Kuala Selangor prior to entering [[politics]].

==Politic career==
On 16 April 2007, despite being a relative novice in politics, Parthiban was chosen as the BN candidate in the [[2007 Ijok by-election]].<ref name="background"/> Parthiban eventually defeated [[Khalid Ibrahim]] of [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] (PKR) in a straight fight.

In the 2008 Malaysian general elections, Parthiban Karuppiah contested in the N10 Bukit Melawati, [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]] and eventually lost to Muthiah [[Malaysian names#Indian names|a/l]] Maria Pillay from PKR by a slim majority of 297 votes.

Parthiban was dismissed from MIC after pledge support for [[Perikatan Nasional|PN]] in 2023 August state election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2023/07/934869/parthiban-confirms-being-expelled-mic|title=Parthiban confirms being expelled by MIC|date=25 July 2023|website=www.nst.com.my}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/28/state-polls-ex-ijok-rep-parthiban-50-mic-members-pledge-support-for-pn|title=State polls: Ex-Ijok rep Parthiban, 50 MIC members pledge support for PN|date=28 July 2023|website=www.thestar.com.my}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web |url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |archivedate=6 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
  | title = Malaysia General Election 
  | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
  | publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
  | url = http://undi.info/#
  | accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!Ballots cast
!Majority
!Turnout
|-
|[[2007 Ijok by-election|2007]]
|'''N11 [[Ijok (state constituency)|Ijok]]'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Parthiban Karuppiah'''}} ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|align="right" |'''5,884'''
|'''59.33%'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|[[Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|PKR]])
|align="right" |11,731
|52.91%
|10,052
|1,850
|81.90%
|-
|[[2008 Selangor state election|2008]]
|N10 [[Bukit Melawati (state constituency)|Bukit Melawati]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Parthiban Karuppiah ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
|align="right" |4,444
|48.38%
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|'''Muthiah Maria Pillay''' ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''4,741'''
|'''51.62%'''
|9,707
|297
|75.27%
|-
|[[2013 Selangor state election|2013]]
| rowspan=4|N11 [[Ijok (state constituency)|Ijok]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Parthiban Karuppiah ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
|align="right" |7,783
|47.73%
|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |
|'''[[Idris Ahmad (Selangor politician)|Idris Ahmad]]''' ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''8,522'''
|'''52.27%'''
|16,638
|739
|89.26%
|-
| rowspan=3|[[2018 Selangor state election|2018]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| rowspan=3|Parthiban Karuppiah ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
| rowspan=3 align="right" |6,800
| rowspan=3|34.46%
|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |
|'''[[Idris Ahmad (Selangor politician)|Idris Ahmad]]''' ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''8,914'''
|'''45.18%'''
| rowspan=3|20,167
| rowspan=3|2,114
| rowspan=3|87.40%
|-
|{{party shading/PAS}} |
|[[Jefri Mejan]] ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
| align=right|3,942
|19.98%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}} |
|Kumaran Tamil Dassen ([[Parti Rakyat Malaysia|PRM]])
| align=right|76
| align=right|0.39%
|}

== Honours ==
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|50px]] Member of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Member|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (AMN) (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AMN_2011_-_Edited__Warta_Web_.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Ahli Mangku Negara Tahun 2011|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg|50px]] Officer of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Officer|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (KMN) (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9.-KMN-2014.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Kesatria Mangku Negara Tahun 2014|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>

== References ==
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