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Preakas Sampunathan

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Preakas Sampunathan
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Kota Kemuning
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byGanabatirau Veraman
(PHDAP)
Majority24,288 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Preakas Sampunathan

1982 (age 41–42)
Penang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
EducationKulim National Secondary School
Alma materNorthumbria University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Preakas Sampunathan (born 1982) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Kemuning since August 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Family and education

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Preakas was born into a middle family as the eldest among six children of his parents. His father was a lorry driver while his mother was a rubber tapper.

Political career

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Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

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2023 Selangor state election

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In the 2023 Selangor state election, Preakas made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Kota Kemuning state seat. Preakas won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Kota Kemuning MLA for the first term after defeating Jimmy Chew Jyh Gang of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and K. Gunasekaran Kuppan of Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) by a majority of 24,288 votes.[1]

As the Kota Kemuning MLA, Preakas promised to resolve traffic congestion, which was the biggest problem in Kota Kemuning in his opinion. Preakas added that there were only a few roads leading to main highways which resulted in lack of accessibility to Kota Kemuning.[2]

Election results

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Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N52 Kota Kemuning Preakas Sampunathan (DAP) 41,254 70.08% Jimmy Chew Jyh Gang (GERAKAN) 16,966 28.82% 58,871 24,288 71.84%
K. Gunasekaran Kuppan (PRM) 651 1.11%

References

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  1. ^ "Selangor polls: Official Results". New Straits Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "State polls: Candidates contesting Kota Kemuning seat hope to resolve traffic woes". The Star. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 9 January 2024.