Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Tanasekharan Autherapady
DSPN
ஔ. தனசேகரன்
Member of the Penang State Assembly
for Bagan Dalam
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded bySubbaiyah Palaniappan (MIC-BN)
Succeeded bySatees Muniandy (DAP-PH)
Majority2,932 (2008)
5,161 (2013)
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Kuala Kurau, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Websitethanasekharan.com

Tanasekharan Autherapady (Tamil: ஔ. தனசேகரன்) is a Malaysian lawyer[1] and politician. He is the former Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblyman for Bagan Dalam, Penang for two terms from 2008 to 2018.[2][3][4] Tanasekharan was dropped by DAP as a candidate in the 2018 general election.[5]

Tanasekharan is also currently serving as Vice Chairman for Penang Hindu Endowments Board.

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.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P046 Batu Kawan, Penang 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[6][7][8]
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)[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysian Bar Directory :: Lawyer Detail". Malaysianbar.org.my. 1985-07-27. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. ↑ Fuentes, Shane (2014-04-03). "High Court dismisses Ind candidate's application". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  3. ↑ ":: iDirektori". Idirektori.penang.gov.my. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  4. ↑ "About Me". Thanasekharan.com. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  5. ↑ K. Suthakar and Arnold Loh (21 April 2018). "DAP six face the axe". The Star. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN BINTANG DAN PINGAT". www.istiadat.gov.my.


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