Amar Pritpal Abdullah

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2018–2023
Amar Pritpal Abdullah
ਅਮਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ /
عمار ڤريتڤل عبد الله
Deputy Speaker of the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office
2 August 2018 28 June 2023
Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Pritpal Singh a/l Amar Singh

(1959-06-13) 13 June 1959 (age 64) [1]
Penang, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma mater Mangalore University
Occupation Politician

Amar Pritpal bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from August 2018 to June 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Bakap from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Nibong Tebal of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

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Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly [2] [3]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout%
2018 N20 Sungai Bakap Amar Pritpal Abdullah (PKR)10,38645.57%Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO)8,03835.26%23,2172,34887.10%
Osman Jaafar (PAS)4,31618.93%
Tan Joon Long @ Tan Chow Kang (PRM)550.24%

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