Teo Kok Seong () is a
Malaysian
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politician
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who has served as Member of the
Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council
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(EXCO) since May 2018 and Member of the
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for
Bahau
Bahau ( Jawi: بهااو, ) is the principal town of Jempol District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The town's name is believed to have been derived from a Chinese phrase. Bahau's literal translation is "horse's mouth" while the nearby town, Mahsan ...
since May 2018 and from March 2008 to May 2013. He joined the
Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...
(DAP) in 2002 and subsequently became its youth chief. In March 2015, he was arrested for his involvement in the "Kita Lawan" rally.
In 2008 he was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for the seat of the Bahau and he won election to the federal parliament for the constituency of Rasah in 2013. In 2018 election he switched seat to Bahau and he defeated BN's candidate and PAS's candidate with a majority of 6109 votes. He is currently the Member of Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly of Bahau and also the Member of Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council, State Committee Chairman for Urban Wellbeing, Housing, Local Government & New Villages.
Election results
References
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan state executive councillors
Living people
Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Year of birth uncertain
21st-century Malaysian politicians
1979 births
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