K. Sivalingam

Dato' K. Sivalingam (Tamil: கே. சிவலிங்கம்) (January 1948 - 4 April 2007) was a Malaysian politician of Indian descent. He was aligned to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and was the Selangor state MIC deputy chairman.[1]

Yang Berbahagia Dato'

K. Sivalingam
கே. சிவலிங்கம்
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Ijok
In office
25 April 1995 – 4 April 2007
Preceded byConstituency created.
Succeeded byK. Parthiban - BN
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Seri Cahaya
In office
21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded byM. Mahalingam - BN
Succeeded byConstituency abolished.
Personal details
BornJan 1948
Selangor, Malaysia
Died4 April 2007 (aged 59)
Chennai, India
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician, Journalist

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Sivalingam was involved in journalism. He joined the MIC in 1968 at the age of 20, and by 1986 he was elected as a senator by the Selangor state legislative assembly.[2] Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of Seri Cahaya in the 1990 general election as a rookie candidate and won. In the 1995 general election, he contested the Ijok state constituency and won comfortably, beating a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death.[2] He retained the Ijok seat in the 1999 and 2004 general elections.[2]

Death

On April 4, 2007, en route a leisure trip to southern India with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a heart attack in Chennai, India, upon arrival at the Chennai International Airport from Kuala Lumpur.[3] His death prompted the 2007 Ijok by-election to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[4][5]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N12 Seri Cahaya, Selangor. K. Sivalingam (MIC) 5,405 55.75% Mohd Shahir (S46) 4,088 42.17% 10,138 1,317 74.70%
Suhaimi Amnan (IND) 202 2.08%
1995 N11 Ijok, Selangor. K. Sivalingam (MIC) 8,486 76.02% Sinniah Periannan (DAP) 1,689 15.13% 11,163 6,797 68.56%
1999 K. Sivalingam (MIC) 6,567 58.57% Krishnan Veeriah (DAP) 3,401 30.33% 11,747 3,166 69.73%
Mohd Yusof Ab. Rahim (IND) 1,245 11.10%
2004 K. Sivalingam (MIC) 5,213 57.35% Abdol Raman Moharam (KeADILan) 3,564 39.21% 9,376 1,649 75.59%
Mohd Shariff Nagoorkani (IND) 313 3.44%

Notes and references
  1. "Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61". thestar.com.my. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  2. "Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  3. Vijian, P. (5 April 2007). "Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai". bernama.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.


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