Manivannan Gowindasamy
Malaysian politician
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Manivannan s/o Gowindasamy (Tamil: கோ. மணிவண்ணன், romanized: Ko. Maṇivaṇṇaṉ; born 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since February 2024 and Political Secretary of the Office of the President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) since April 2024.[1] He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar from May 2013 to May 2018.[2] He is a member of PKR, a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Manivannan Gowindasamy | |
|---|---|
மணிவண்ணன் கோவிந்தசாமி | |
| Deputy Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2024 | |
| Minister | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Preceded by | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| Political Secretary of the Office of the President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2024 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Senior Political Secretary and Coordinator | Romli Ishak |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| 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 1976 (age 49–50) Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.[3]
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.[4]
Election results
| 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% | ||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||
