Sivanesan Achalingam

Sivanesan a/l Achalingam 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.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Sivanesan Achalingam MLA
சிவனேசன் அச்சலிங்கம்
Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Health, Environment & Human Resources : 28 March 2008 – 10 February 2009) (Health, Consumer Affairs, Civil Community, National Integration & Human Resources : 19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020) (Health, Human Resources & Indian Community Affairs : since 23 November 2022)^[note 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 November 2022
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Saarani Mohamad
Preceded by	Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin (Health) Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud (Human Resources) Portfolio established (Indian Community Affairs)
Constituency	Sungkai
In office 19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded by	Mah Hang Soon (Health & National Integration) Samsudin Abu Hassan (Consumer Affairs & Civil Community) Shahrul Zaman Yahya (Human Resources)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud (Health) Saarani Mohammad (Consumer Affairs) Razman Zakaria (Civil Community) Ahmad Faizal Azumu (National Integration & Human Resources)
Constituency	Sungkai
In office 28 March 2008 – 10 February 2009
Monarch	Azlan Shah
Menteri Besar	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Preceded by	Tan Chin Meng
Succeeded by	Mah Hang Soon
Constituency	Sungkai
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Ganesan Retanam (BN–MIC)
Majority	1,454 (2008) 3,511 (2013) 6,493 (2018) 5,238 (2022)
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Democratic Action Party
2018–	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-15) 15 March 1956 (age 67) Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N57 Sungkai		Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP)	4,389	40.92%		Ganesan Retanam (MIC)	6,334	59.08%	11,316	1,945	64.23%
2008			Sivanesan Achalingam (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%
							Thilak Raj Gunasekaran (PAS)	1,744	10.77%
							Mahhadee Ramli (IND)	588	3.63%

Notes

1. Assumed portfolios a day after taking office.

References

1. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.