| Saminathan Ganesan | |
| Native Name: | சமினாதன் கணேசன் |
| Birth Name: | Saminathan a/l Ganesan |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Melaka, Malaysia |
| Office: | Member of the Malacca State Executive Council |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Adly Zahari |
| Term Start: | 16 May 2018 |
| Term End: | 2 March 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Lai Meng Chong MS Mahadevan Sanacy |
| Successor: | Ismail Othman Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen |
| Constituency: | Gadek |
| Constituency Am1: | Gadek |
| Assembly1: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 9 May 2018 |
| Term End1: | 20 November 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | MS Mahadevan Sanacy (BN–MIC) |
| Successor1: | Shanmugam Ptcyhay (BN–MIC) |
| Majority1: | 307 (2018) |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Saminathan a/l Ganesan (17 October 1985) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N07 Gadek | (DAP) | 4,392 | 42.47% | Panirchelvam Pichamuthu (MIC) | 4,085 | 39.50% | 10,578 | 307 | 81.90% | |||
| Emransyah Ismail (PAS) | 1,865 | 18.03% | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Saminathan Ganesan (DAP) | 2,463 | 32.08% | (MIC) | 3,022 | 39.36% | 7,677 | 559 | 60.73% | ||||
| Mohd Amir Fitri Muharram (BERSATU) | 2,041 | 26.59% | |||||||||||
| Laila Norinda Maun (PUTRA) | 68 | 0.89% | |||||||||||
| Azafen Amin (IND) | 60 | 0.78% | |||||||||||
| Mohan Singh Booda Singh (IND) | 23 | 0.30% | |||||||||||