Saravanan Murugan

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In this Indian name, the name Murugan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saravanan.
Yang Berhomat Datuk
M. Saravanan
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tapah, Perak
Assumed office
March 2008
Preceded by Veerasingam Suppiah (MIC–BN)
Personal details
Born (1968-02-04) 4 February 1968 (age 56)
Selangor, Malaysia
Political party MIC–Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Karitha Vivekanandan[1]
Occupation Politician
Website msaravanan68.blogspot.com

Datuk Saravanan s/o. Murugan (born 4 February 1968) commonly referred to as M. Saravanan, is the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tapah constituency in Perak. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and is the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Najib Tun Razak.[2]

Before being elected to the Dewan Rakyat (the lower house of Malaysia's Parliament), Saravanan was a Senator.[3] In the 2008, he contested the seat of Tapah and won, defeating a People's Justice Party candidate. The MIC suffered widespread losses at the election, leaving Saravanan as one of only three MIC members in the Dewan Rakyat.[4] Despite his party's reduced presence in Parliament and the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Saravanan was appointed as a Deputy Minister.[5]

Within the MIC, Saravanan is seen as an ally of its President Samy Vellu, being elected as a vice-president of the MIC on Vellu's ticket[6] and defending Vellu from opposition attacks.[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P72 Tapah, Perak[8]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Others Votes Pct
2008 M. Saravanan (MIC) 14,084 53% Tan Seng Toh (PKR) 11,064 41%
2013 M. Saravanan (MIC) 20,670 56% K. Vasantha Kumar (PKR) 12,743 34% Shaharuzzaman Bistamam (BERJASA) 2,053 6%

References

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