Dato' Sivalingam s/o Arumugam Karuppiah better known as K. Sivalingam (Tamil: கே. சிவலிங்கம்) (January 1948 - 4 April 2007) was a Malaysian politician of Indian descent. He was aligned to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and was the Selangor state MIC deputy chairman.[1]
Political career
Prior to entering politics, Sivalingam was involved in journalism. He joined the MIC in 1968 at the age of 20, and by 1986 he was elected as a senator by the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[2] Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of Seri Cahaya in the 1990 general election as a rookie candidate and won. In the 1995 general election, he contested the Ijok state constituency and won comfortably, beating a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death.[2] He retained the Ijok seat in the 1999 and 2004 general elections.[2]
Death
On 4 April 2007, en route a leisure trip to southern India with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a heart attack in Chennai, India, upon arrival at the Chennai International Airport from Kuala Lumpur.[3] His death prompted the 2007 Ijok by-election to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | N12 Seri Cahaya | Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) | 5,405 | 55.75% | Mohd Shahir (S46) | 4,088 | 42.17% | 10,138 | 1,317 | 74.70% | ||
| Suhaimi Amnan (IND) | 202 | 2.08% | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N11 Ijok | Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) | 8,486 | 76.02% | Sinniah Periannan (DAP) | 1,689 | 15.13% | 11,163 | 6,797 | 68.56% | ||
| 1999 | Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) | 6,567 | 58.57% | Krishnan Veeriah (DAP) | 3,401 | 30.33% | 11,747 | 3,166 | 69.73% | |||
| Mohd Yusof Ab. Rahim (IND) | 1,245 | 11.10% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) | 5,213 | 57.35% | Abdol Raman Moharam (PKR) | 3,564 | 39.21% | 9,376 | 1,649 | 75.59% | |||
| Mohd Shariff Nagoorkani (IND) | 313 | 3.44% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1996)[6]
Selangor :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1999)[7]
Notes and references
- ^ "Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61". thestar.com.my. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ a b c "Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ Vijian, P. (5 April 2007). "Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai". bernama.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "DPMS 1999". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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