Honours
Kedah :-
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2009) [7]
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Arumugam Vengatarakoo | |
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| 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 was a member of the State Assembly of Kedah for the seat of Bukit Selambau from 2008 to 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 is currently served as Branch Head of the People's Justice Party of Merbok. [5]
| 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 :
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