Parthiban Karuppiah
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Parthiban s/o Karuppiah (Tamil: கே. பார்திபன்) is a Malaysian politician of Indian (specifically 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 division secretary since 2002. In 2003, he was appointed as a special officer to the incumbent Tanjung Karang MP, Datuk Noh Omar.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1] 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 a/l Maria Pillay from PKR by a slim majority of 297 votes.
Parthiban was dismissed from MIC after pledge support for PN in 2023 August state election.[2][3]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2007 | N11 Ijok | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) | 5,884 | 59.33% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (PKR) | 11,731 | 52.91% | 10,052 | 1,850 | 81.90% |
| 2008 | N10 Bukit Melawati | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) | 4,444 | 48.38% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Muthiah Maria Pillay (PKR) | 4,741 | 51.62% | 9,707 | 297 | 75.27% |
| 2013 | N11 Ijok | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) | 7,783 | 47.73% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Idris Ahmad (PKR) | 8,522 | 52.27% | 16,638 | 739 | 89.26% |
| 2018 | rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) | 6,800 | 34.46% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Idris Ahmad (PKR) | 8,914 | 45.18% | 20,167 | 2,114 | 87.40% | |
| Template:Party shading/PAS | | Jefri Mejan (PAS) | 3,942 | 19.98% | |||||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Kumaran Tamil Dassen (PRM) | 76 | 0.39% | |||||||||
Honours
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- File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2011)[6]
- File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2014)[7]
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References
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- ↑ a b c Manirajan, R., "EC: Campaigns lack substance", The Sun, 20 April 2007
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- Living people
- Malaysian politicians of Indian descent
- Malaysian Hindus
- Malaysian people of Tamil descent
- Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
- Former Malaysian Indian Congress politicians
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm