Jayabalan Thambyappa | |
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Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Uban | |
In office 5 May 2013 –9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Raveenthran Subramaniam (PR–PKR) |
Succeeded by | Kumaresan Aramugam (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 9,857 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jayabalan A/L A. Thambyappa 17 April 1945 [1] Penang,Japanese occupation of Malaya |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Doctor |
Jayabalan s/o A. Thambyappa,better known as Dr. Jayabalan Thambyappa (born 17 April 1945) is a Malaysian politician and doctor. He had served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Uban from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. [2]
Jayabalan Thambyappa holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). [3]
He made his first electoral debut in Batu Uban state seat and won the seat by defeating BN candidate Goh Kheng Sneah and 3 other Independent candidate in 2013 state election. However,his name was dropped in 2018 state election. [4]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2013 | N35 Batu Uban | Jayabalan Thambyappa (PKR) | 17,017 | 69.70% | Goh Kheng Sneah (Gerakan) | 7,160 | 29.30% | 24,750 | 9,857 | 86.40% | ||
Mohd Noor Mohd Abdul Kadeer (IND) | 186 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
Baratharajan Narayanasamy Pillai (IND) | 40 | 0.16% | ||||||||||
Rajendra Ammasi (IND) | 26 | 0.08% |