P. Kamalanathan

Datuk Kamalanathan s/o Panchanathan (Tamil: பி.கமலநாதன், romanized: Pi.Kamalanātaṉ; born 18 October 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] He was the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Hulu Selangor and former Deputy Minister of Education I.

In this Indian name, the name P. Panchanathan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, P.Kamalanathan.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk

Kamalanathan Panchanathan

KMN PMW DPMK APR
பி.கமலநாதன்
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Mary Yap Kain Ching (2013–2015)
Chong Sin Woon (2015–2018)
MonarchAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin (2013–2015)
Idris Jusoh (2013–2015)
Mahdzir Khalid (2015–2018)
Preceded byMohd Puad Zarkashi as Deputy Minister of Education
Hou Kok Chung as Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Succeeded byTeo Nie Ching
ConstituencyHulu Selangor
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Hulu Selangor, Selangor
In office
25 April 2010 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byZainal Abidin Ahmad (PKR)
Succeeded byJune Leow Hsiad Hui (PKR–PH)
Majority1,725 (2010)
3,414 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Kamalanathan s/o Panchanathan

(1965-10-18) 18 October 1965
Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse(s)Shobana Subramaniam
ResidenceTaman Garing, Rawang, Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPublic relations practitioner
Websitewww.pkamalanathan.com

Political life

P. Kamalanathan was elected to Parliament in a 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election after the death of the incumbent member Zainal Abidin Ahmad. The by-election saw the seat shift from Zainal's opposition People's Justice Party (PKR) to the Barisan Nasional. The MIC had sought to field veteran politician and defeated former Hulu Selangor Member of Parliament G. Palanivel, but Barisan Nasional's leaders wanted a lesser-known winnable candidate.[1]

On 16 May 2013, after winning the 2013 general election, P. Kamalanathan was appointed as Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Learning II under the new cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Razak.[2] After a cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister Najib Razak on 28 July 2015, P Kamalanathan was promoted and appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education II. He is tri-lingual; English, Bahasa Melayu and Tamil.

In the 2018 general election, P. Kamalanathan failed to be re-elected to the parliament.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P94 Hulu Selangor, Selangor.[3][4][5][6][7]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2010 P. Kamalanathan (MIC) 24,997 51.79% Zaid Ibrahim (PKR) 23,272 48.21% 49,067 1,725 76.07%
2013 P. Kamalanathan (MIC) 37,403 50.89% Khalid Jaafar (PKR) 33,989 46.25% 75,113 3,414 87.65%
Radzali Mokhtar (IND) 1,105 1.50%
Edmund Santhara (IND) 999 1.36%
2018 P. Kamalanathan (MIC) 27,392 32.14% June Leow Hsiad Hui (PKR) 40,783 47.86% 86,798 13,391 85.95%
Wan Mat Sulaiman (PAS) 16,620 19.50%
Kumar Paramasivam (IND) 426 0.50%

See also

References
  1. "BN Recaptures Hulu Selangor Seat, With Bigger Majority". Bernama. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. "Helping teachers to focus on core role". New Straits Times. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  6. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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