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Ganesan Retanam

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Ganesan Retanam
Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office
7 May 2009 – 5 May 2013
MonarchAzlan Shah
Menteri BesarZambry Abdul Kadir
DeputyHee Yit Foong
Preceded byV. Sivakumar
Succeeded byDevamany S. Krishnasamy
ConstituencyNon–MLA
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Sungkai
In office
1999–2008
Preceded byKalemuthu Veerasingam Suppiah
Succeeded bySivanesan Achalingam
Personal details
Born (1952-03-25) 25 March 1952 (age 72)
Perak
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional
OccupationPolitician

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

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Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly

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On 8 May 2009, a vote of no confidence towards the by-then Speaker of the 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.[1]

Election results

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Perak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N51 Sungkai Ganesan Retanam (MIC) 7,545 57.30% Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP) 5,091 38.66% 13,168 2,454 59.34%
2004 N57 Sungkai Ganesan Retanam (MIC) 6,334 55.97% Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) 4,389 38.79% 11,316 1,945 64.23%

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Showdown over Speaker's seat in Perak". The Star. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).