P. Kamalanathan
Kamalanathan Panchanathan | |
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பி.கமலநாதன் | |
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| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Wee Ka Siong |
| Succeeded by | Teo Nie Ching as Deputy Minister of Education |
| Malaysian Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning II | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 28 July 2015 | |
| Minister | Idris Jusoh |
| Preceded by | Mohd Puad Zarkashi (Education) Saifuddin Abdullah (Higher Learning) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Hulu Selangor, Selangor | |
| In office 25 April 2010 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (PKR–PR) |
| Succeeded by | June Leow Hsiad Hui (PKR–PH) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamalanathan s/o Panchanathan 18 October 1965 Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | MIC |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse | Shobana Subramaniam |
| Residence(s) | Taman Garing, Rawang, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Public relations practitioner |
| Website | www |
Datuk Kamalanathan s/o Panchanathan (Tamil: பி.கமலநாதன், romanized: Pi.Kamalanātaṉ; born 18 October 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] He was the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Hulu Selangor and former Deputy Minister of Education I.
Political life
P. Kamalanathan was elected to Parliament in a Hulu Selangor by-election, 2010 after the death of the incumbent member Zainal Abidin Ahmad. The by-election saw the seat shift from Zainal's opposition People's Justice Party (PKR) to the Barisan Nasional. The MIC had sought to field veteran politician and defeated former Hulu Selangor Member of Parliament G. Palanivel, but Barisan Nasional's leaders wanted a lesser-known winnable candidate.[1]
On 16 May 2013, after winning the 2013 general election, P. Kamalanathan was appointed as Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning II under the new cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Razak[2]. After a cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister Najib Razak on 28 July 2015, P Kamalanathan was promoted and appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education I.
He is known to be a humble and hardworking politician with excellent communication abilities. He is tri-lingual; English, Bahasa Melayu and Tamil.
In the 2018 general election, P. Kamalanathan failed to be re-elected to the parliament.
Election results
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | P. Kamalanathan (MIC) | 24,997 | 51.79% | Zaid Ibrahim (PKR) | 23,272 | 48.21% | 49,067 | 1,725 | 76.07% | ||
| 2013 | P. Kamalanathan (MIC) | 37,403 | 50.89% | Khalid Jaafar (PKR) | 33,989 | 46.25% | 75,113 | 3,414 | 87.65% | ||
| Radzali Mokhtar (IND) | 1,105 | 1.50% | |||||||||
| Edmund Santhara (IND) | 999 | 1.36% | |||||||||
| 2018 | P. Kamalanathan (MIC) | 27,392 | 32.14% | June Leow Hsiad Hui (PKR) | 40,783 | 47.86% | 86,798 | 13,391 | 85.95% | ||
| Wan Mat Sulaiman (PAS) | 16,620 | 19.50% | |||||||||
| Kumar Paramasivam (IND) | 426 | 0.50% | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "BN Recaptures Hulu Selangor Seat, With Bigger Majority". Bernama. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Helping teachers to focus on core role". New Straits Times. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Results only available for the 2013 election. - ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Percentage figures based on total turnout. - ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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