Saminathan Ganesan

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Saminathan Ganesan
சமினாதன் கணேசன்

Member of the Malacca State Executive Council
In office 16 May 2018 – 2 March 2020 (Unity, Human Resources, Non-governmental Organisations & Consumer Affairs)
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister	Adly Zahari
Preceded by	Lai Meng Chong (Unity & Consumer Affairs) MS Mahadevan Sanacy (Human Resources & Non-governmental Organisations)
Succeeded by	Ismail Othman (Unity, Human Resources & Consumer Affairs) Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (Non-Governmental Organisations)
Constituency	Gadek
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Gadek
In office 9 May 2018 – 20 November 2021
Preceded by	MS Mahadevan Sanacy (BN–MIC)
Succeeded by	Shanmugam Ptcyhay (BN–MIC)
Majority	307 (2018)

Personal details
Born	Saminathan a/l Ganesan (1985-10-17) 17 October 1985 (age 39) Malacca, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation	Politician

Saminathan a/l Ganesan (17 October 1985) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.

Election results

**Malacca State Legislative Assembly**^[1]^[2]^[3]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N07 Gadek	Saminathan Ganesan (DAP)	4,392	42.47%	Panirchelvam Pichamuthu (MIC)	4,085	39.50%	10,578	307	81.90%
2018		Saminathan Ganesan (DAP)	4,392	42.47%	Emransyah Ismail (PAS)	1,865	18.03%	10,578	307	81.90%
2021		Saminathan Ganesan (DAP)	2,463	32.08%	Shanmugam Ptcyhay (MIC)	3,022	39.36%	7,677	559	60.73%
					Mohd Amir Fitri Muharram (BERSATU)	2,041	26.59%
					Laila Norinda Maun (PUTRA)	68	0.89%
					Azafen Amin (IND)	60	0.78%
					Mohan Singh Booda Singh (IND)	23	0.30%

^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "N.07 GADEK". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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