Mohan a/l Thangarasu is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and has served as a Vice President of MIC from 2015 until 2024.[1][2]
Mohan Thangarasu | |
|---|---|
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 1 December 2020 – 5 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| In office 16 November 2017 – 15 November 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2017–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2017–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020) |
| Vice President of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| In office 6 November 2015 – 7 July 2024 Serving with Vigneswaran Sanasee (2015–2018) Jaspal Singh (2015–2018) Murugiah Thopasamy (2018–2024) Asojan Muniyandy (2018–2024) Vell Paari Samy Vellu (–2024) Kohilan Pillai Appu (2019–2024) | |
| President | Subramaniam Sathasivam (2015–2018) Vigneswaran Sanasee (2018–2024) |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Renganathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohan a/l Thangarasu 18 March 1973 Batu 14 Puchong, Selangor |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Batu Caves | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 7,376 | 38.49% | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 11,015 | 57.47% | 19,165 | 3,639 | 74.51% | ||
| Azmi Hussain (IND) | 379 | 1.98% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | N49 Seri Andalas | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 15,858 | 32.45% | Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PKR) | 31,491 | 64.43% | 49,552 | 15,633 | 87.30% | ||
| Hanafiah Husin (IND) | 871 | 1.78% | ||||||||||
| Uthayakumar Ponnusamy (IND) | 614 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
| Kottappan Suppaiah (IND) | 41 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P094 Hulu Selangor, Selangor | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 27,050 | 22.09% | Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PAS) | 46,823 | 38.24% | 124,804 | 1,562 | 79.34% | ||
| Sathia Prakash Nadarajan (PKR) | 45,261 | 36.97% | ||||||||||
| Harumaini Omar (PEJUANG) | 1,849 | 1.51% | ||||||||||
| Haniza Mohamed Talha (PBM) | 1,013 | 0.83% | ||||||||||
| Azlinda Baroni (IND) | 446 | 0.36% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006)[7]
Malacca :
Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2013)[8]
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References
edit- ^ Ramayah, Umavathi (30 November 2020). "T. Mohan, Aknan dilantik semula sebagai Senator" [T. Mohan, Aknan was reappointed as Senator]. Astro Awani (in Malay).
- ^ Bernama (27 November 2021). "Mohan, Murugiah retain MIC VEEP position". New Straits Times.
- ^ "Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Calon PRU Mohan Thangarasu". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
- ^ "The Star Online GE15 Selangor". The Star. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.