Gobalakrishnan Nagapan | |
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Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Serai | |
In office 8 March 2008 –5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Lim Bee Kau (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | N. Surendran (PR–PKR) |
Majority | 11,738 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sitiawan,Perak,Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 23 March 1960
Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (1985–1998) (2017–present) Independent (2011–2017) Parti Keadilan Nasional (keADILan) (1999–2004) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2004–2011) |
Spouse | Vasanthi Ramalingam |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Kulim Hi-Tech |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
Gobalakrishnan s/o Nagapan (born 23 March 1960),commonly referred to as N. Gobalakrishnan,is a Malaysian politician. [1] He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Serai constituency in Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to the Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition,but in 2011 left the party to sit as an Independent. [2] Gobalakrishnan on 8 May 2017 rejoined the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) after leaving it 18 years ago to join PKR. [3]
Gobalakrishnan was born in 1960 in Sitiawan. He is married to Vasanthi Ramalingam,a former athlete,and has three children. [4]
In September 2009,Gobalakrishnan was arrested for allegedly using criminal force to obstruct a police officer. [5] He was found guilty and fined 3,000 ringgit. [6] In December 2010,he spoke out against his party's leader,Anwar Ibrahim,suggesting that he make way for his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar. [7] He resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent,announcing plans to form a non-governmental organisation. [8] He recontested Padang Serai at the 2013 election as an Independent,having unsuccessfully sought the nomination of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Without a party ticket he garnered less than one percent of the vote and lost his deposit. [9] [10]
In April 2019,the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled Gobalakrishnan has to pay RM150,000 in damages for defaming and RM5,000 in costs to lawyer and former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon. [11]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | P076 Telok Intan,Perak | Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (PKR) | 6,128 | 18.12% | Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) | 18,870 | 55.78% | 35,082 | 10,041 | 66.11% | ||
Wu Him Ven (DAP) | 8,829 | 26.10% | ||||||||||
2008 | P017 Padang Serai,Kedah | Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (PKR) | 28,774 | 62.81% | Boey Chin Gan (MCA) | 17,036 | 37.19% | 47,124 | 11,738 | 79.58% | ||
2013 | Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (IND) | 390 | 0.62% | Surendran Nagarajan (PKR) | 34,151 | 54.07% | 64,584 | 8,437 | 87.16% | |||
Heng Seai Kie (MCA) | 25,714 | 40.71% | ||||||||||
Hamidi Abu Hassan (Berjasa) | 2,630 | 4.16% | ||||||||||
Othman Wawi (IND) | 279 | 0.44% |
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