Ananthan s/o Somasundaram is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from August 2017 to August 2020. He is currently the secretary-general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Political career Ananthan Somasundaram was contested on Lunas state seat in 2008 and 2013 elections, however he was defeated by PKR candidate.
On 9 March 2022, Ananthan was appointed as Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
In the other hand, Ananthan also served as Board of Directors of the AIMST university.
Election results + Kedah State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2008N34 LunasAnanthan Somasundaram (MIC)7,51329.64% (PKR) 17,83670.36%25,71110,32379.29%2013Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) 12,58636.24% (PKR) 21,670 62.39% 35,125 9,084 86.73%Vasanthi Ramalingam (IND) 406 1.17%Prebakarran Narayanan Nair (KITA) 71 0.20%
Honours
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2016) Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2014)
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