Karuppaiya Muthusamy

Karuppaiya s/o Muthusamy (Tamil: கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி, romanized: Karuppaiyā muttucāmi) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of Parliament of Padang Serai since 2018.[1] He is a member of People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is also the current Padang Serai division chief for Pakatan Harapan.[2]

In this Indian name, the name Muthusamy is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karupaiya.
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Karupaiya Muthusamy

MP
கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Padang Serai, Kedah
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byN. Surendran (PKR-PH)
Majority8,813 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Karuppaiya s/o Muthusamy


CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P17 Padang Serai, Kedah Karuppaiya Muthusamy (PKR) 31,724 37.40%
Leong Yong Kong (MCA) 15,449 18.20% 70,911 8,813 83.59%
Muhammad Sobri Osman (PAS) 22,911 27.00%

References
  1. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=3536
  2. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/25/pkr-drops-surendran-from-padang-serai/
  3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  4. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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