Keshvinder Singh Explained

Keshvinder Singh
Parliament:Malaysian
Assembly:Perak State Legislative
Constituency Am:Malim Nawar
Predecessor:Lee Chee Leong
Successor:Leong Cheok Keng
Term Start:8 March 2008
Term End:5 May 2013
Majority:1,362 (2008)
Birth Name:Keshvinder Singh s/o Kashmir Singh
Birth Date:1972
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation:Politician

Keshvinder Singh s/o Kashmir Singh is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Malim Nawar from March 2008 to May 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), then a component party of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and presently Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalitions.

Politics

Offer to leave Pakatan Rakyat

On 25 February 2010, he had lodged a report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission that he had received an offer of 20 million Ringgit Malaysia to leave Pakatan Rakyat.

Quitting DAP

He was frustrated at the Pakatan Rakyat leadership in Perak as they were too political and quitted DAP.[1] [2]

Election result

Candidate!Votes!Pct.! colspan="2"
Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
2008Malim NawarKeshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh (DAP)7,80153.26%Chai Song Poh (MCA)6,43943.96%14,6471,36262.93%

Notes and References

  1. http://malaysiakini.com/news/134570 "ADUN Malim Nawar keluar DAP ADUN Malim Nawar keluar DAP", Malaysiakini.com.
  2. http://malaysiakini.com/news/135160 Keshvinder: DAP Perak kutip tandatangan pengundi