Ganesan Retanam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Ganesan Retanam
Office:Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
Term Start:7 May 2009
Term End:5 May 2013
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Zambry Abdul Kadir
2Blankname:Deputy
2Namedata:Hee Yit Foong
Predecessor:V. Sivakumar
Successor:Devamany S. Krishnasamy
Constituency:Non–MLA
Assembly2:Perak State Legislative
Constituency Am2:Sungkai
Successor2:Sivanesan Achalingam
Predecessor2:Kalemuthu Veerasingam Suppiah
Term Start2:1999
Term End2:2008
Birth Place:Perak
Party:Malaysian Indian Congress
Otherparty: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 the Perak State Legislative Assembly

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

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1999N51 SungkaiGanesan Retanam (MIC)7,54557.30%Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP)5,09138.66%13,1682,45459.34%
2004N57 SungkaiGanesan Retanam (MIC)6,33455.97%Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP)4,38938.79%11,3161,94564.23%

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 May 2009 . Showdown over Speaker's seat in Perak . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090509051616/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/8/nation/3862171&sec=nation . 2009-05-09 . 16 Dec 2021 . . en.
  2. Web site: CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN. pingat.perak.gov.my.
  3. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat . Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa . Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).