Vidyananthan a/l Ramanadhan is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kahang since March 2008. He served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad from March 2020 to March 2022 for the second term and under former Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 for the first term. He is a member and State Chairman of Johor of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition.
Vidyananthan Ramanadhan PSI MLA | |
|---|---|
| வித்யானந்தன் ராமநாதன் | |
| Member of the Johor State Executive Council (Unity and Human Resources : 14 May 2013–12 May 2018 & Health and Environment : 6 March 2020–15 March 2022) | |
| In office 6 March 2020 – 15 March 2022 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Ismail |
| Menteri Besar | Hasni Mohammad |
| Preceded by | Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar (Health) Tan Chen Choon (Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Ling Tian Soon (Health) Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (Environment) |
| Constituency | Kahang |
| In office 14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Ismail |
| Menteri Besar | Mohamed Khaled Nordin |
| Preceded by | Asojan Muniyandy |
| Succeeded by | Ramakrishnan Suppiah |
| Constituency | Kahang |
| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Kahang | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ramis Subramaniam (BN–MIC) |
| Majority | 5,324 (2008) 7,801 (2013) 2,861 (2018) 6,698 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Parent | D. Ramanadhan (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Personal life edit
Death of father edit
In the morning of 10 July 2022, the father of Vidyananthan namely D. Ramanadhan passed away at the age of 79 at Batu Pahat Hospital, Johor due to old age and leaving behind two children including Vidyananthan and two grandchildren. Ramanadhan is the former senior assistant of SK Pendidikan Khas Princess Elizabeth Johor Baru and former headmaster of SKPK St Nicholas Penang and SKPK Alma Penang. The funeral rites for Ramanadhan were held at Jalan Azizul Rahman, Kamunting in Taiping, Perak at 2 pm the next day on 11 July 2022. His remains were cremated at the Prestavest Memorial Park Taiping on the same day.[1]
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N31 Kahang | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 9,272 | 70.14% | Abdul Halim Mohamad Dawam (PKR) | 3,948 | 29.86% | 13,648 | 5,324 | 79.83% | ||
| 2013 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 13,955 | 69.40% | Hamdan Basiran (PKR) | 6,154 | 30.60% | 20,494 | 7,801 | 87.71% | |||
| 2018 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 10,768 | 57.66% | Noorlihan Ariffin (PPBM) | 7,907 | 42.34% | 19,132 | 2,861 | 84.10% | |||
| 2022 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 10,486 | 62.69% | Daud Yusof (BERSATU) | 3,788 | 22.64% | 16,728 | 6,698 | 57.01% | |||
| Rahani Banu Abd Rahman Krishnan (AMANAH) | 2,181 | 13.04% | ||||||||||
| Rosdi Amir (PEJUANG) | 273 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Johor :
Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI II) (2015)[5]
References edit
- ^ "Johor MIC chief's father passes away". The Star. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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