P. Shanmugam a/l V. Pitchay is a

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

who has served as Member of the

Melaka State Executive Council The Malacca State Executive Council is the State Executive Council (or EXCO) as executive authority of the Government of Malacca, Malaysia. The Council comprises the Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor on the basis that he is able to command ...

(EXCO) in the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN) state administration under Chief Minister

Ab Rauf Yusoh Datuk Seri Ab Rauf bin Yusoh ( ms, اب رؤوف بن يوسف, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 20 September 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has currently served as Senior Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) ...

since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister

Sulaiman Md Ali Datuk Seri Utama Haji Sulaiman bin Md Ali ( ms, سليمان بن مد علي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 20 December 1965) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 12th Chief Minister of Malacca since March 2020 and M ...

from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the

Melaka State Legislative Assembly The Malacca State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Ele ...

(MLA) for Gadek since November 2021. He is a member of the

Malaysian Indian Congress The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC; ta, மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ், Malēciya Intiya Kāṅkiras; formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress) is a Malaysian political party. It is one of the founding membe ...

(MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the sole Melaka EXCO member, MLA of

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descent and from MIC, the sole MIC candidate nominated and subsequently won in the

2021 Melaka state election The 2021 Malacca state election, formally the 15th Malacca state election, took place on 20 November 2021. This election was to elect 28 members of the 15th Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 4 October 2021 ...

and the sole EXCO Member serving without a deputy.

Election results

References

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