Parthiban Karuppiah

In this Indian name, the name Karuppiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Parthiban. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
Parthiban Karuppiah
KMN AMN
பார்த்திபன் கருப்பையா
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Ijok
In office
28 April 2007 – 8 March 2008
Preceded bySivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded byAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
(PR–PKR)
Majority1,850 (2007)
Personal details
BornKuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (–2023)
Independent (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician, teacher

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

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2007 N11 Ijok Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) 5,884 59.33% Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (PKR) 11,731 52.91% 10,052 1,850 81.90%
2008 N10 Bukit Melawati Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) 4,444 48.38% Muthiah Maria Pillay (PKR) 4,741 51.62% 9,707 297 75.27%
2013 N11 Ijok Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) 7,783 47.73% Idris Ahmad (PKR) 8,522 52.27% 16,638 739 89.26%
2018 Parthiban Karuppiah (MIC) 6,800 34.46% Idris Ahmad (PKR) 8,914 45.18% 20,167 2,114 87.40%
Jefri Mejan (PAS) 3,942 19.98%
Kumaran Tamil Dassen (PRM) 76 0.39%

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c Manirajan, R., "EC: Campaigns lack substance", The Sun, 20 April 2007
  2. ^ "Parthiban confirms being expelled by MIC". www.nst.com.my. 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "State polls: Ex-Ijok rep Parthiban, 50 MIC members pledge support for PN". www.thestar.com.my. 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Ahli Mangku Negara Tahun 2011" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Kesatria Mangku Negara Tahun 2014" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.


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