Saraswathy Kandasami
Saraswathy Kandasami is a Malaysian politician who served as Senator in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. She has served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives since December 2022.[1][2]
Saraswathy Kandasami | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Ewon Benedick |
| Preceded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Vice President (appointed) of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2022 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
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Prior to entering politics, Kandasami was a lawyer.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P072 Tapah, Perak | Saraswathy Kandasami (PKR) | 13,334 | 29.98% | Saravanan Murugan (MIC) | 18,398 | 41.36% | 44,481 | 5,064 | 71.81% | ||
| Muhammad Yadzan Mohamad (BERSATU) | 12,115 | 27.24% | ||||||||||
| Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi (PEJUANG) | 335 | 0.75% | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali Yasin (Warisan) | 200 | 0.45% | ||||||||||
| M.Kathiravan (Independent) | 99 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
References
- "Saraswathy A/P Kandasami, HON. Senator Puan". Senate. Parliament of Malaysia. 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "List Of Deputy Ministers In Anwar's Cabinet And Their Party". Business Today. Malaysia. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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