Murugiah s/o Thopasamy is a Malaysian politician He served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from March 2008 to May 2013.[1][2] He was a Senator from 2008 to 2013. He is member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and was a member of People's Progressive Party (PPP).[citation needed]

Murugiah Thopasamy
Vice-President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
Assumed office
2018
Serving with Mohan Thangarasu
Asojan Muniyandy
Vell Paari Samy Vellu
Kohilan Pillai Appu
PresidentVigneswaran Sanasee
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office
19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
Personal details
Born
Murugiah a/l Thopasamy
Political partyPeople's Progressive Party (PPP) (–2010)
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[3][4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P076 Teluk Intan, Perak Murugiah Thopasamy (MIC) 12,304 19.17% Nga Kor Ming (DAP) 33,133 51.61% 65,128 15,169 73.60%
Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (BERSATU) 17,964 27.98%
Ahmad Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi (PEJUANG) 793 1.24%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "New ministers and deputy ministers". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Najib names his new cabinet". Malaysiakini. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "GE14 The Star Online Perak results". election.thestar.com.my.
  4. ^ "Calon PRU Murugiah Thopasamy". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  5. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2008" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  6. ^ "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  7. ^ "Zambry dahului senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran Perak". www.mstar.com.my. 19 April 2009.