Awards and recognitions
Malaysia :-
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2010) [4] -
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2012) [4]
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Nelson Balang Rining | |
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| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Ba'kelalan | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Judson Sakai Tagal |
| Succeeded by | Baru Bian |
| Chairman of LAKU Management Sdn Bhd | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Lai Bujang Alice Jalan Empaling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Balang anak Rining |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PDP |
| Other political affiliations | BN (till 2018) GPS (since 2018) PN (since 2020) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nelson Balang Rining is a Malaysian politician from PDP. He was the Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Ba'kelalan from 2004 to 2011 and is currently the Deputy President of PDP. He is one of the member of the Board of Directors of LAKU Management Sdn Bhd,a Sarawak government owned company,after being appointed on 7 July 2020. [1] [2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Total votes | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | Ba'kelalan | Nelson Balang Rining (SPDP) | 2,843 | 67.15% | Baru Bian (IND) | 1,391 | 32.85% | 4,313 | 1,452 | 56.04% | ||
| 2006 | Nelson Balang Rining (SPDP) | 2,064 | 56.50% | Baru Bian (SNAP) | 1,589 | 43.50% | 3,680 | 475 | 58.56% | |||
Malaysia :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2010) [4] 
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2012) [4] 
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