Ganesan a/l Retanam, also known as R. Ganesan is a Malaysian politician from Malaysian Indian Congress. He was the Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2013 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai from 1999 to 2008.

Political career

Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly On 8 May 2009, a vote of no confidence towards the by-then Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, Sivakumar Varatharaju, had been passed. Then, Barisan Nasional has nominated Ganesan to the Office of Secretary of Perak State Legislative Assembly to be the new Speaker for the Perak State Legislative Assembly and he has been chosen as the new Speaker.

Election results +Perak State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1999N51 SungkaiGanesan Retanam (MIC)7,54557.30%Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP)5,09138.66%13,1682,45459.34%2004N57 SungkaiGanesan Retanam (MIC)6,33455.97%Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP)4,38938.79%11,3161,94564.23%

Honours

Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2004) Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2003) Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001)

See also

Sungkai (state constituency) 2009 Perak constitutional crisis

References