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Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) –Dato' (2025) [9] [10]
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Sivanesan Achalingam | |
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சிவனேசன் அச்சலிங்கம் | |
| Member of the Perak State Executive Council | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2023 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Saarani Mohamad |
| Portfolio | Human Resources,Health,Indian Community Affairs and National Integration |
| Preceded by | Himself (Human Resources,Health,Indian Community Affairs) Abdul Yunus Jamahri (National Integration) |
| Constituency | Sungkai |
| In office 22 November 2022 –18 January 2023 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Saarani Mohamad |
| Portfolio | Human Resources,Health &Indian Community Affairs [note 1] |
| Preceded by | Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin (Health) Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud (Human Resources) Portfolio established(Indian Community Affairs) |
| Constituency | Sungkai |
| In office 19 May 2018 –10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Portfolio | Health,Consumer Affairs,Civil Community,National Integration &Human Resources |
| Preceded by | Mah Hang Soon (Health &National Integration) Samsudin Abu Hassan (Consumer Affairs &Civil Community) Shahrul Zaman Yahya (Human Resources) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud (Health) Saarani Mohammad (Consumer Affairs) Razman Zakaria (Civil Community) Ahmad Faizal Azumu (National Integration &Human Resources) |
| Constituency | Sungkai |
| In office 28 March 2008 –10 February 2009 | |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin |
| Portfolio | Health,Environment &Human Resources |
| Preceded by | Tan Chin Meng |
| Succeeded by | Mah Hang Soon |
| Constituency | Sungkai |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ganesan Retanam (BN–MIC) |
| Majority | 1,454 (2008) 3,511 (2013) 6,493 (2018) 5,238 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2008–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sivanesan a/l Achalingam 15 March 1956 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sivanesan a/l Achalingam (born 15 March 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR),Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under Menteris Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin,Ahmad Faizal Azumu and Saarani Mohamad from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in February 2009,from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and again since November 2022. He has also served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungkai since March 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the PH coalition. [1]
Sivanesan Achalingam held the portfolio of Human Resources,Health,Indian Community Affairs and National Integration in Perak exco since 2023. [2] [3]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | N57 Sungkai | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 4,389 | 40.92% | Ganesan Retanam (MIC) | 6,334 | 59.08% | 11,316 | 1,945 | 64.23% | ||
| 2008 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 6,323 | 56.50% | Veerasingam Suppiah (MIC) | 4,869 | 43.50% | 11,719 | 1,454 | 67.78% | |||
| 2013 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,314 | 61.61% | Goh Kim Swee (MCA) | 5,803 | 38.39% | 15,393 | 3,511 | 80.20% | |||
| 2018 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,631 | 72.56% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 3,138 | 23.64% | 13,612 | 6,493 | 79.50% | |||
| Appalasamy Jetakiah (PAS) | 505 | 3.80% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP) | 9,549 | 58.97% | Elango Vadiveloo (MIC) | 4,311 | 26.62% | 16,192 | 5,238 | 69.27% | |||
| Thilak Raj Gunasekaran (PAS) | 1,744 | 10.77% | ||||||||||
| Mahhadee Ramli (IND) | 588 | 3.63% | ||||||||||
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