Honours
Kedah :-
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2009) [8]
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Arumugam Vengatarakoo | |
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| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Azizan Abdul Razak |
| Succeeded by | Manikumar Subramaniam |
| Constituency | Bukit Selambau |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Selambau | |
| In office 8 March 2008 –2009 | |
| Preceded by | Saravanan Velia Udayar (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Manikumar Subramanian (PR–PKR) |
| Majority | 2,362 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1954 [1] Sungai Petani,Kedah,Federation of Malaya |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Arumugam s/o Vengatarakoo is a Malaysian politician and who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Selambau from March 2008 to his resignation in February 2009.
Arumugam was elected in the 2008 election as an independent,but immediately joined the People's Justice Party in the new Pakatan Rakyat coalition government of Kedah. He was appointed to the Executive Council to represent Kedah's Indian community in the state government. [2] However,in February 2009,Arumugam resigned from the Executive Council and the State Assembly,triggering a by-election. [3] [4]
Before entering politics,Arumugam was a member of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. [3]
Arumugam has served as Merbok PKR Branch Chief from 2022 to 2025. [5] [6]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | N25 Bukit Selambau | Arumugam Vengatarakoo (IND) | 13,225 | 54.90% | Krishnan Subramaniam (MIC) | 10,863 | 45.10% | 25,798 | 2,362 | 73.76% | ||
Kedah :
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2009) [8]   | This article about a Malaysian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |