Honours
Malaysia :-
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006) [8]
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Malacca :-
Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) –Datuk (2013) [9]
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Mohan Thangarasu | |
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| Vice-President of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2021 | |
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| Senator | |
| Elected by Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 1 December 2020 –5 November 2022 | |
| In office 16 November 2017 –15 November 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohan a/l Thangarasu 18 March 1973 Batu 14 Puchong,Selangor |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohan a/l Thangarasu is a Member of the National Assembly of Malaysia for the second term since 2017. At the grassroots level,he was the Vice President of MIC together with Murugiah Thopasamy and Datuk Asojan Muniyandy. [1] [2] [3]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Batu Caves | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 7,376 | 38.49% | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 11,015 | 57.47% | 19,165 | 3,639 | 74.51% | ||
| Azmi Hussain (IND) | 379 | 1.98% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | N49 Seri Andalas | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 15,858 | 32.45% | Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PKR) | 31,491 | 64.43% | 49,552 | 15,633 | 87.30% | ||
| Hanafiah Husin (IND) | 871 | 1.78% | ||||||||||
| Uthayakumar Ponnusamy (IND) | 614 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
| Kottappan Suppaiah (IND) | 41 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P094 Hulu Selangor,Selangor | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 27,050 | 22.09% | Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PAS) | 46,823 | 38.24% | 124,804 | 1,562 | 79.34% | ||
| Sathia Prakash Nadarajan (PKR) | 45,261 | 36.97% | ||||||||||
| Harumaini Omar (PEJUANG) | 1,849 | 1.51% | ||||||||||
| Haniza Mohamed Talha (PBM) | 1,013 | 0.83% | ||||||||||
| Azlinda Baroni (IND) | 446 | 0.36% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006) [8] 
Malacca :
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