Papparaidu s/o Veraman is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Banting since August 2023. He is a member and State Assistant Organising Secretary of Selangor of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He is also presently the only Selangor EXCO Member of Indian ethnicity and the younger brother of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Klang Ganabatirau Veraman.[citation needed]
Papparaidu Veraman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Indigenous and Minority Affairs & Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism)[note 1] | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Amirudin Shari |
| Preceded by | Hee Loy Sian (Indigenous Affairs) Portfolios established (Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Minority Affairs & Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism) |
| Constituency | Banting |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Banting | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lau Weng San (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 22,102 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Papparaidu Veraman |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Relations | Ganabatirau Veraman (older brother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editMember of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023)
editIn the 2023 Selangor state election, the ruling PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) won a simple majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, Sungai Tua MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed the Menteri Besar. Papparaidu was appointed the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Indigenous and Minority Affairs as well as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (LIMAS) by Menteri Besar Amirudin on 21 and 23 August 2023 respectively.[1][2]
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)
edit2023 Selangor state election
editIn the 2023 Selangor state election, Papparaidu made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Banting state seat. Papparaidu won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Banting MLA for the first term after defeating Saravanan Mutto Krishnan of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Ang Wei Yang by a majority of 22,102 votes.[3]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N52 Banting | Papparaidu Veraman (DAP) | 27,223 | 80.58% | Saravanan Mutto Krishnan (GERAKAN) | 5,121 | 15.16% | 33,783 | 22,102 | 75.12% | ||
| Ang Wei Yang (IND) | 1,439 | 4.26% | ||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.
References
edit- ^ "10 sworn in as Selangor state excos, including one from Umno". Malaysiakini. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five". New Straits Times. 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 15 September 2023.
