Jayabalan s/o A. Thambyappa is a Malaysian politician and doctor. He had served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Uban from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[2]

Jayabalan Thambyappa
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Batu Uban
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byRaveenthran Subramaniam
(PRPKR)
Succeeded byKumaresan Aramugam
(PHPKR)
Majority9,857 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Jayabalan A/L A. Thambyappa

(1945-04-17) 17 April 1945 (age 79)[1]
Penang
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present)
OccupationPolitician

Background

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Jayabalan Thambyappa holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).[3]

Political career

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He made his first electoral debut in Batu Uban state seat and won the seat by defeating BN candidate Goh Kheng Sneah and 3 other Independent candidate in 2013 state election. However, his name was dropped in 2018 state election.[4]

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N35 Batu Uban Jayabalan Thambyappa (PKR) 17,017 69.70% Goh Kheng Sneah (Gerakan) 7,160 29.30% 24,750 9,857 86.40%
Mohd Noor Mohd Abdul Kadeer (IND) 186 0.76%
Baratharajan Narayanasamy Pillai (IND) 40 0.16%
Rajendra Ammasi (IND) 26 0.08%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2019" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
  2. ^ "Calon PRU Jayabalan A/L A. Thambyappa". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  3. ^ "Search for Registered Doctor". merits.mmc.gov.my.
  4. ^ "Timbalan Ketua Menteri, exco antara digugurkan PKR". www.bharian.com.my. 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.