Baljit Singh s/o Jigiri Singh (Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Baljīt Siṅgh) is one of the Vice Presidents of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) since November 2018. He won the GERAKAN vice presidency in the party elections in 2018.[1] He was reelected to the position in 2023. He is a member of GERAKAN, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Baljit Singh | |
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ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ | |
| Vice President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2018 Serving with David Chong Vee Hing & Koo Shiaw Lee & Ranndy Yap Kim Heng & Michael Gan Peng Lam & Soo Kay Ping & Parameswaran Ganason | |
| President | Dominic Lau Hoe Chai |
| Personal details | |
| Political party |  Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2021) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P050 Jelutong | Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (Gerakan) | 12,529 | 19.67% | Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer (DAP) | 50,700 | 79.63% | 64,584 | 38,171 | 83.90% | ||
| Tan Sim Bee (MUP) | 437 | 0.69% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN) | 11,765 | 16.64% | Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer (DAP) | 50,369 | 71.24% | 70,707 | 38,604 | 75.23% | |||
| Loganathan Thoraisamy (IPF) | 7,387 | 10.45% | ||||||||||
| Yaccab Noor (IND) | 580 | 0.68% | ||||||||||
| Lim Huat Poh (WARISAN) | 442 | 0.63% | ||||||||||
| Koh Swe Yong (PRM) | 264 | 0.37% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2023 | N17 Bukit Tengah | Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN) | 7,353 | 31.42% | Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR) | 16,050 | 68.58% | 23,403 | 8,697 | 73.98% | ||
Honours
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Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2015)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dominic Lau presiden baharu Gerakan" [Dominic Lau is the new president of Gerakan]. Berita Harian.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.
- ^ a b "The Star Online GE15 Penang results". The Star. Retrieved 7 August 2023. Percentage based on turnout.