| Manivannan Gowindasamy | |
| Birth Name: | Manivannan s/o Gowindasamy |
| Birth Place: | Malaysia |
| Office: | Deputy Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| Term Start: | 19 February 2024 |
| Minister: | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Predecessor: | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| Constituency Mp1: | Kapar |
| Parliament1: | Malaysian |
| Term Start1: | 5 May 2013 |
| Term End1: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Manikavasagam Sundram (PR–PKR) |
| Successor1: | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR) |
| Majority1: | 23,790 (2013) |
| Party: | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Native Name: | கோ. மணிவண்ணன் |
Manivannan s/o Gowindasamy (Tamil: கோ. மணிவண்ணன்|Ko. Maṇivaṇṇaṉ) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Parliament for Kapar from May 2013 to May 2018.[1] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
On 28 Nov 2017 Manivannan resigned as PKR's secretary whip after his error on the omission of an opposition vote during a tabulation of bloc vote on Budget 2018 he called in the parliament earlier.[2]
In the 2018 election, Manivannan contested as PKR candidate in the Perak State Legislative Assembly constituency of Hutan Melintang instead but lost to the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in a three corner fight with Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.[3]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P109 Kapar | (PKR) | 69,849 | 56.17% | (MIC) | 46,059 | 37.05% | 127,023 | 23,790 | 88.11% | |||
| Mohd Pathan Hussin (Berjasa) | 6,289 | 5.06% | |||||||||||
| Norhamzah Suratman (IND) | 1,067 | 0.86% | |||||||||||
| Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz (IND) | 835 | 0.67% | |||||||||||
| Palaya Rengaiah (IND) | 231 | 0.19% | |||||||||||
| 2022 | P112 Kuala Langat | Manivannan Gowindasamy (PKR) | 51,034 | 41.20% | bgcolor= | (PAS) | 52,867 | 42.68% | 123,860 | 1,833 | 83.33% | ||
| Mohana Muniandy Raman (MIC) | 18,685 | 15.09% | |||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah (PEJUANG) | 591 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| Zanariah Jumhuri (IND) | 512 | 0.41% | |||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Gaveson Murugeson (PRM) | 171 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N54 Hutan Melintang | (PKR) | 10,220 | 41.79% | (UMNO) | 10,961 | 44.82% | 25,048 | 741 | 80.20% | |||
| Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki (PAS) | 3,150 | 12.88% | |||||||||||