Manickam Letchuman

2013–2023

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Manickam Letchuman DPNS PMC PJK
மாணிக்கம் லெட்சுமான்
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council
In office 22 May 2013 –12 May 2018 (Human Resources, Plantations and New Villages)		Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (1978–2023) Independent (2023–2024) Malaysian Islamic Party (DHPP-PAS) (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1978–2023) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2024)
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Manickam a/l Letchuman is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jeram Padang from May 2013 to August 2023. He is an independent and was a member and State Chairman of Negeri Sembilan and Division Chief of Jempol of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition.

On 6 October 2023, Manickam quit MIC. ^[1] In 2024, he joined the Malaysian Islamic Party Supporter's Congress (DHPP). ^[2]

Political career

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (2013–2018)

In the 2013 Negeri Sembilan state election, the ruling BN gained victory, won the majority in the assembly and was reelected to power. Rantau MLA Mohamad of BN was reappointed the Menteri Besar. On 22 May 2013, Manickam was appointed as the Negeri Sembilan State EXCO Member in charge of Human Resources, Plantations and New Villages by Mohamad.

In the 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election, BN suffered from defeat, lost the majority in the assembly and power to Pakatan Harapan (PH). State Chairman of PH of Negeri Sembilan and Sikamat MLA Aminuddin Harun replaced Mohamad as the new Menteri Besar and formed the new PH state administration on 12 May 2018. Therefore, Manickam lost his EXCO Member position.

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2013–2023)

2013 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the 2013 state election, Manickam made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Jeram Padang state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Jeram Padang MLA for the first term after defeating Kumar A/L Thuraisingham of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and independent candidates Zailani Zakaria as well as Mazavan A Raman Nair by the majority of 2,691 votes.^{[ citation needed ]}

2018 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the 2018 state election, Manickam was renominated by BN to defend the Jeram Padang seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Jeram Padang MLA for the second term after defeating independent candidate Surash Sreenivasan, S Musliadi Sabtu of PH and Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa of Gagasan Sejahtera (GS).^{[ citation needed ]}

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, MIC decided against contesting in it. Manickam did not defend the Jeram Padang seat following the decision. ^[3] Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir of another BN component party the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) was nominated by BN to contest for the seat instead.^{[ citation needed ]}

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N07 Jeram Padang		Manickam Letchuman (MIC)	5,690	63.68%		Kumar Thuraisingham (PKR)	2,999	33.57%	9,185	2,691	81.20%
							Zailani Zakaria (IND)	201	2.25%
							Mazavan Raman Nair (IND)	45	0.50%
2018			Manickam Letchuman (MIC)	3,702	39.26%		Surash Sreenivasan (IND)	2,640	28.00%	9,844	1,062	79.80%
							S Musliadi Sabtu (PKR)	2,302	24.41%
							Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa (PAS)	785	8.33%

Honours

•   Negeri Sembilan  :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2006) ^[12]
  • Recipient of the Medal for Outstanding Public Service (PMC) (2011) ^[13]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2015) ^[14]

References

1. "Datuk L Manickam keluar MIC". www.bharian.com.my. 6 October 2023.
2. "Former Negri Sembilan MIC chairman joins PAS Supporters' Congress". www.thestar.com.my. 1 August 2024.
3. "State polls: MCA and MIC to sit out elections". The Star. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
4. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star . Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini . Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia . Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
10. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
11. "The Star Online GE14". The Star . Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
12. "CARIAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN / BINTANG / PINGAT TAHUN 1981 - 2010". ipingat.ns.gov.my.
13. "CARIAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN / BINTANG / PINGAT TAHUN 2011 - SEMASA". ipingat.ns.gov.my.
14. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".