N. Gobalakrishnan

Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (born 23 March 1960), commonly referred to as N. Gobalakrishnan, is a Malaysian politician.[1] He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Serai constituency in Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to the Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition, but in 2011 left the party to sit as an Independent.[2] Gobalakrishnan on 8 May 2017 rejoined the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) after leaving it 18 years ago to join PKR.[3]

Gobalakrishnan Nagapan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Padang Serai, Kedah
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byLim Bee Kau
Succeeded byN. Surendran
Personal details
Born (1960-03-23) 23 March 1960
Sitiawan, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyMIC (1985–1998) (2017–present)
Independent (2011–2017)
PKR (1999–2011)
SpouseVasanthi Ramalingam
Children3
ResidenceKulim Hi-Tech
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mppadangserai.com

Personal life

Gobalakrishnan was born in 1960 in Sitiawan. He is married to Vasanthi Ramalingam, a former athlete, and has three children.[4]

Controversy

In September 2009, Gobalakrishnan was arrested for allegedly using criminal force to obstruct a police officer.[5] He was found guilty and fined 3,000 ringgit.[6] In December 2010, he spoke out against his party's leader, Anwar Ibrahim, suggesting that he make way for his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar.[7] He resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent, announcing plans to form a non-governmental organisation.[8] He recontested Padang Serai at the 2013 election as an Independent, having unsuccessfully sought the nomination of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Without a party ticket he garnered less than one percent of the vote and lost his deposit.[9][10]

In April 2019, the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled Gobalakrishnan has to pay RM150,000 in damages for defaming and RM5,000 in costs to lawyer and former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon.[11]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[9][12][13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P076 Telok Intan, Perak N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR) 6,128 18.12% Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 18,870 55.78% 35,082 10,041 66.11%
Wu Him Ven (DAP) 8,829 26.10%
2008 P017 Padang Serai, Kedah N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR) 28,774 62.81% Boey Chin Gan (MCA) 17,036 37.19% 47,124 11,738 79.58%
2013 N. Gobalakrishnan (IND) 390 0.62% N. Surendran (PKR) 34,151 54.07% 64,584 8,437 87.16%
Heng Seai Kie (MCA) 25,714 40.71%
Hamidi Abu Hassan (Berjasa) 2,630 4.16%
Othman Wawi (IND) 279 0.44%

References
  1. Nalla rapped for changing tune, Nalla Retto, 8 January 2008, MalaysiaKini
  2. "Gobalakrishnan a/l Nagapan, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  3. "Ex-MP Gobalakrishnan rejoins MIC after 18 years". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "YB.N.Gobalakrishan's Biodata". Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  5. Sivanantha Sharma, M. (28 September 2009). "Padang Serai MP Gobalakrishnan arrested over 2004 case". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  6. "Padang Serai MP Gobalakrishnan fined RM3,000 for obstructing cop (Updated)". The Star. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  7. "PKR's Gobala gets show cause letter; wants Anwar out". The Star. Star Publications. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  8. S. Arulldas (29 January 2011). "Padang Serai MP Gobala quits PKR". The Star. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "Gobalakrishnan wants to contest Padang Serai seat on BN ticket". Bernama. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  11. V Anbalagan (4 April 2019). "Ex-MP Gobalakrishnan to pay RM150,000 for defaming ex-Bar president". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  12. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  13. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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