Tanasekharan Autherapady

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

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Tanasekharan Autherapady DSPN
தனசேகரன் ஆதரேபாடி
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Bagan Dalam
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Subbaiyah Palaniappan (BN–MIC)
Succeeded by	Satees Muniandy (PH–DAP)
Majority	2,932 (2008) 5,161 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Tanasekharan a/l Autherapady (1955-12-31) 31 December 1955 (age 69)[1] Kuala Kurau, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (–2015)
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	thanasekharan.com

Tanasekharan s/o Autherapady (Tamil: ஔ. தனசேகரன்) is a Malaysian lawyer^[2] and politician. He is the former Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblyman for Bagan Dalam, Penang for two terms from 2008 to 2018.^[3][4][5] Tanasekharan was dropped by DAP as a candidate in the 2018 general election.^[6]

Tanasekharan is also currently serving as Vice Chairman for Penang Hindu Endowments Board.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Tanasekharan was born in Kuala Kurau, Perak and received his primary school education in Wellesley Primary School Penang and secondary education in Penang Free School. Upon completing secondary education, he continued studying for Law in an External Programme with University of London and completed Law Degree in 1982.^{[citation needed]}

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P046 Batu Kawan		Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP)	6,552	20.64%		Huan Cheng Guan (Gerakan)	17,097	53.85%	32,559	8,998	75.62%
							Law Choo Kiang (PKR)	8,099	25.51%

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[7]^[8]^[9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N09 Bagan Dalam		Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP)	7,601	61.90%		Subbaiyah Palaniappan (MIC)	4,669	38.10%	12,546	2,932	73.00%
2013			Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP)	10,253	66.40%		Karuppanan Malairaja (MIC)	5,092	33.00%	15,687	5,161	84.30%
							Lim Seang Teik (PCM)	76	0.50%
							Asoghan Govindaraju (IND)	25	0.10%

Honours

•  Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2018)^[10]

References

1. "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
2. "Malaysian Bar Directory :: Lawyer Detail". Malaysianbar.org.my. 27 July 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. Fuentes, Shane (3 April 2014). "High Court dismisses Ind candidate's application". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
4. ":: iDirektori". Idirektori.penang.gov.my. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
5. "About Me". Thanasekharan.com. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
6. K. Suthakar and Arnold Loh (21 April 2018). "DAP six face the axe". The Star. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
8. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
9. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
10. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN BINTANG DAN PINGAT". www.istiadat.gov.my.