Ganesan Retanam
Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office
7 May 2009  5 May 2013
Preceded byV. Sivakumar
Succeeded byDevamany S. Krishnasamy
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) March 25, 1952
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

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.[1]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly[2]
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

See also

References

  1. "Showdown over Speaker's seat in Perak". The Star. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 16 Dec 2021.
  2. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).


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