| Sivanesan Achalingam | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Native Name: | சிவனேசன் அச்சலிங்கம் |
| Birth Name: | Sivanesan a/l Achalingam |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Office: | Member of the Perak State Executive Council |
| 1Blankname: | Menteri Besar |
| 1Namedata: | Saarani Mohamad |
| Term Start: | 22 November 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud Portfolio established |
| Constituency: | Sungkai |
| Monarch1: | Nazrin Shah |
| 1Blankname1: | Menteri Besar |
| 1Namedata1: | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Term Start1: | 19 May 2018 |
| Term End1: | 10 March 2020 |
| Constituency1: | Sungkai |
| 1Blankname2: | Menteri Besar |
| 1Namedata2: | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin |
| Term Start2: | 28 March 2008 |
| Term End2: | 10 February 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Tan Chin Meng |
| Successor2: | Mah Hang Soon |
| Constituency2: | Sungkai |
| Constituency Am3: | Sungkai |
| Assembly3: | Perak State Legislative |
| Majority3: | 1,454 (2008) 3,511 (2013) 6,493 (2018) 5,238 (2022) |
| Term Start3: | 8 March 2008 |
| Predecessor3: | Ganesan Retanam (BN–MIC) |
| Office4: | Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm4: | 2008–2018 |
| Suboffice4: | Democratic Action Party |
| Subterm5: | 2018– |
| Suboffice5: | Pakatan Harapan |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Sivanesan a/l Achalingam (born 15 March 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under Menteris Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, Ahmad Faizal Azumu and Saarani Mohamad from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in February 2009, from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and again since November 2022. He has also served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungkai since March 2008. 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N57 Sungkai | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 4,389 | 40.92% | (MIC) | 6,334 | 59.08% | 11,316 | 1,945 | 64.23% | ||||
| 2008 | (DAP) | 6,323 | 56.50% | Veerasingam Suppiah (MIC) | 4,869 | 43.50% | 11,719 | 1,454 | 67.78% | |||||
| 2013 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,314 | 61.61% | Goh Kim Swee (MCA) | 5,803 | 38.39% | 15,393 | 3,511 | 80.20% | |||||
| 2018 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,631 | 72.56% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 3,138 | 23.64% | 13,612 | 6,493 | 79.50% | |||||
| Appalasamy Jetakiah (PAS) | 505 | 3.80% | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,549 | 58.97% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 4,311 | 26.62% | 16,192 | 5,238 | 69.27% | |||||
| bgcolor= | Thilak Raj Gunasekaran (PAS) | 1,744 | 10.77% | |||||||||||
| Mahhadee Ramli (IND) | 588 | 3.63% | ||||||||||||