Ganesan Retanam

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ganesan Retanam DPMP
Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office 7 May 2009 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	V. Sivakumar
Succeeded by	Devamany S. Krishnasamy
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai
In office 1999–2008
Preceded by	Kalemuthu Veerasingam Suppiah
Succeeded by	Sivanesan Achalingam
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-25) March 25, 1952 Perak
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Occupation	Politician

Ganesan a/l Retanam, also known as R. Ganesan is a Malaysian politician from Malaysian Indian Congress. He was the Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2013 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai from 1999 to 2008.

Political career

Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly

On 8 May 2009, a vote of no confidence towards the by-then Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly, V. Sivakumar, had been passed. Then, Barisan Nasional has nominated Ganesan to the Office of Secretary of Perak State Legislative Assembly to be the new Speaker for the Perak State Legislative Assembly and he has been chosen as the new Speaker.

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	Sungkai		Ganesan Retanam (MIC)	7,545	57.30%		Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP)	5,091	38.66%	13,168	2,454	59.34%
2004			Ganesan Retanam (MIC)	6,334	55.97%		Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP)	4,389	38.79%	11,316	1,945	64.23%

Honours

• Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)

See also

• Sungkai (state constituency)
• 2009 Perak constitutional crisis