Manivannan Gowindasamy

In this Indian name, the name Gowindasamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manivannan. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

Manivannan Gowindasamy
கோ. மணிவண்ணன்
Deputy Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 2024
Minister	Steven Sim Chee Keong
Preceded by	Wilson Ugak Kumbong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kapar
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Manikavasagam Sundram (PR–PKR)
Succeeded by	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR)
Majority	23,790 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Manivannan s/o Gowindasamy Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Occupation	Politician

Manivannan s/o Gowindasamy (Tamil: கோ. மணிவண்ணன், romanized: Ko. Maṇivaṇṇaṉ) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Parliament for Kapar from May 2013 to May 2018.^[1] He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

On 28 Nov 2017 Manivannan resigned as PKR's secretary whip after his error on the omission of an opposition vote during a tabulation of bloc vote on Budget 2018 he called in the parliament earlier.^[2]

In the 2018 election, Manivannan contested as PKR candidate in the Perak State Legislative Assembly constituency of Hutan Melintang instead but lost to the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in a three corner fight with Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4]^[5]^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P109 Kapar		Manivannan Gowindasamy (PKR)	69,849	56.17%		Sakthivel Alagappan (MIC)	46,059	37.05%	127,023	23,790	88.11%
							Mohd Pathan Hussin (Berjasa)	6,289	5.06%
							Norhamzah Suratman (IND)	1,067	0.86%
							Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz (IND)	835	0.67%
							Palaya Rengaiah (IND)	231	0.19%
2022	P112 Kuala Langat		Manivannan Gowindasamy (PKR)	51,034	41.20%		Ahmad Yunus Hairi (PAS)	52,867	42.68%	123,860	1,833	83.33%
							Mohana Muniandy Raman (MIC)	18,685	15.09%
							Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah (PEJUANG)	591	0.48%
							Zanariah Jumhuri (IND)	512	0.41%
							Gaveson Murugeson (PRM)	171	0.14%

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N54 Hutan Melintang		Manivannan Gowindasamy (PKR)	10,220	41.79%		Khairuddin Tarmizi (UMNO)	10,961	44.82%	25,048	741	80.20%
							Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki (PAS)	3,150	12.88%

See also

• Kapar (federal constituency)
• Hutan Melintang (state constituency)

References

1. "You are being redirected..." Parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
2. Martin Carvalho, Hemananthani Sivanandam, Loshana K. Shagar, and Rahmah Ghazali (28 November 2017). "Kapar MP resigns over bloc vote error". The Star. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
3. Ho Kit Yen (28 September 2018). "Court affirms Umno's victory in 3 Perak state seats". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
6. "PRU13:P109 Kapar". WARTAWAN SINAR HARIAN (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018. Results only available for the 2008 election and 2013 election.
7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 29 July 2018.