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{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
'''[[Malay titles|Datuk]] K. Sivalingam''' (1946/1948?<!--Was it 1946 or 1948? The Star seems to suggest 1946.--> - [[April 4]], [[2007]]) was a [[Malaysia]]n [[politician]] of [[Malaysian Indian|Indian descent]]. He was aligned to the [[Malaysian Indian Congress]] (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition, and was the [[Selangor]] state MIC deputy chairman.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = [[2007-04-05]]| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/5/nation/17356894&sec=nation| accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Indian name|Sivalingam|Arumugam Karuppiah|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato']]
| name = Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100|DPMS|KMN}}
| native_name_lang = [[Tamil language]]
| native_name = {{nobold|கே. சிவலிங்கம்}}
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = Jan 1948
| birth_place = [[Selangor]], Malaysia
| residence =
| death_date = 4 April 2007 (aged 59)
| death_place = [[Chennai]], India


| office = Member of the <br> [[Selangor State Executive Council]]
Prior to entering [[politics]], Sivalingam was involved in [[journalism]]. He joined the MIC in [[1968]] at the age of 20, and by [[1986]] he was elected as a [[senator]] by the [[Selangor]] [[Politics of Malaysia|state legislative assembly]].<ref name="mkini">{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)| publisher = malaysiakini.com| date = [[2007-04-04]]| url = http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/65471| accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of Seri Cahaya in the [[Malaysian general election, 1990|1990 General Election]] as a [[rookie]] candidate and won. In the [[Malaysian general election, 1995|1995 General Election]], he contested the [[Ijok]] state constituency and won comfortably, beating a [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP) candidate. In [[1997]], he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death.<ref name="mkini"/> He retained the Ijok seat in the [[Malaysian general election, 1999|1999]] and [[Malaysian general election, 2004|2004 General Elections]].<ref name="mkini"/>
| term_start = 1997
| term_end = 4 April 2007
| monarch = [[Salahuddin of Selangor|Salahuddin]]
| 1blankname = Menteri Besar
| 1namedata = [[Abu Hassan Omar]] (1997–2000) <br> [[Khir Toyo|Mohamad Khir Toyo]] (2000–2007)


| constituency_AM2 = [[Ijok (state constituency)|Ijok]]
On [[April 4]] [[2007]], ''en route'' a leisure trip to southern [[India]] with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Chennai]], India, upon arrival at the [[Chennai International Airport]] from [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Vijian | first = P. | title = Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai| publisher = bernama.com.my| date = [[2007-04-05]]| url = http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=254966| accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref><!--He was 59. Or is it 61? The Star seems to suggest 61.--> His passing prompted [[Ijok by-election, 2007|the 2007 Ijok by-election]] to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.
| assembly2 = Selangor State Legislative
| term_start2 = 25 April 1995
| term_end2 = 4 April 2007
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency created''
| successor2 = [[Parthiban Karuppiah]] <br> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
| majority2 = 6,797 (1995) <br> 3,166 (1999) <br> 1,649 (2004)


| constituency_AM3 = [[Seri Cahaya (state constituency)|Seri Cahaya]]
==Notes and references==
| assembly3 = Selangor State Legislative
{{Reflist}}
| term_start3 = 21 October 1990
| term_end3 = 25 April 1995
| predecessor3 = M. Mahalingam <br> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
| successor3 =''Constituency abolished''
| majority3 = 1,317 (1990)


| party = [[Malaysian Indian Congress]] (MIC)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)
| occupation = Politician, Journalist
| alma_mater =
| relations =
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}


[[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Dato']] '''Sivalingam s/o Arumugam Karuppiah''' better known as '''K. Sivalingam''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: கே. சிவலிங்கம்) (January 1948 - 4 April 2007) was a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] politician of [[Malaysian Indian|Indian descent]]. He was aligned to the [[Malaysian Indian Congress]] (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition, and was the [[Selangor]] state MIC deputy chairman.<ref>{{cite web| title = Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-04-05| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/5/nation/17356894&sec=nation| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608141444/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F4%2F5%2Fnation%2F17356894&sec=nation| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2011-06-08| accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref>
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==Political career==
Prior to entering [[politics]], Sivalingam was involved in [[journalism]]. He joined the MIC in 1968 at the age of 20, and by 1986 he was elected as a [[senator]] by the [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="mkini">{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)| publisher = malaysiakini.com| date = 2007-04-04| url = http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/65471| accessdate = 2007-04-05}}</ref> Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of [[Seri Cahaya (state constituency)|Seri Cahaya]] in the [[1990 Malaysian general election|1990 general election]] as a [[rookie]] candidate and won. In the [[1995 Malaysian general election|1995 general election]], he contested the [[Ijok]] state constituency and won comfortably, beating a [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|Democratic Action Party]] (DAP) candidate. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death.<ref name="mkini"/> He retained the Ijok seat in the [[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]] and [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 general elections]].<ref name="mkini"/>


==Death==
[[Category:Malaysian politicians]]
On 4 April 2007, ''en route'' a leisure trip to southern [[India]] with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Chennai]], India, upon arrival at the [[Chennai International Airport]] from [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web| last = Vijian| first = P.| title = Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai| publisher = bernama.com.my| date = 2007-04-05| url = http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=254966| accessdate = 2007-04-05| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091930/http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=254966| archivedate = 2007-09-29}}</ref> His death prompted [[2007 Ijok by-election|the 2007 Ijok by-election]] to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.
[[Category:Indian Malaysians]]

[[Category:Tamil politicians]]
==Election results==
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web |url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |archivedate=6 September 2011 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
| title = Malaysia General Election
| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
| publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
| url = http://undi.info/#
| accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!Ballots cast
!Majority
!Turnout
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1990 Malaysian general election|1990]]
|rowspan="2"|'''N12 [[Seri Cahaya (state constituency)|Seri Cahaya]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|rowspan="2"|'''{{nowrap|Sivalingam Arumugam}}''' ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|rowspan="2" align="right" |'''5,405'''
|rowspan="2"|'''55.75%'''
|{{Party shading/S46}} |
|{{nowrap|Mohd Shahir}} ([[Semangat 46|S46]])
|align="right" |4,088
|42.17%
|rowspan="2"|10,138
|rowspan="2"|1,317
|rowspan="2"|74.70%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|{{nowrap|Suhaimi Amnan}} ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |202
|align=right|2.08%
|-
|[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
|rowspan=5|'''N11 [[Ijok (state constituency)|Ijok]]'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|'''{{nowrap|Sivalingam Arumugam}}''' ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|align="right" |'''8,486'''
|'''76.02%'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
|{{nowrap|Sinniah Periannan}} ([[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|DAP]])
|align="right" |1,689
|15.13%
|11,163
|6,797
|68.56%
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]
|rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|rowspan="2"|'''{{nowrap|Sivalingam Arumugam}}''' ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|rowspan="2" align="right" |'''6,567'''
|rowspan="2"|'''58.57%'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
|{{nowrap|Krishnan Veeriah}} ([[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|DAP]])
| align=right|3,401
|30.33%
|rowspan="2"|11,747
|rowspan="2"|3,166
|rowspan="2"|69.73%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|{{nowrap|Mohd Yusof Ab. Rahim}} ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |1,245
|11.10%
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|rowspan="2"|'''{{nowrap|Sivalingam Arumugam}}''' ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|rowspan="2" align="right" |'''5,213'''
|rowspan="2"|'''57.35%'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{nowrap|Abdol Raman Moharam}} ([[Keadilan|PKR]])
|align="right" |3,564
|39.21%
|rowspan="2"|9,376
|rowspan="2"|1,649
|rowspan="2"|75.59%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|{{nowrap|Mohd Shariff Nagoorkani}} ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |313
|align=right|3.44%
|}

==Honours==
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara - Officer (K.M.N.).svg|50px]] Officer of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Officer|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (KMN) (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1996.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref>
* {{flag|Selangor}} :
** [[File:MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Selangor]] (DPMS) – '''Dato'''' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awards.selangor.gov.my/ms/penerima/warta/maklumat-penerima/1999dpmssivalingam|title=DPMS 1999|website=awards.selangor.gov.my}}</ref>

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivalingam Arumugam}}
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:Malaysian journalists]]
[[Category:20th-century journalists]]
[[Category:Members of the Dewan Negara]]
[[Category:Selangor state executive councillors]]
[[Category:Malaysian Indian Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Malaysian politicians of Tamil descent]]
[[Category:Malaysian politicians of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor]]

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Revision as of 11:23, 20 August 2024

In this Indian name, the name Arumugam Karuppiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sivalingam. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
DPMS KMN
கே. சிவலிங்கம்
Member of the
Selangor State Executive Council
In office
1997 – 4 April 2007
MonarchSalahuddin
Menteri BesarAbu Hassan Omar (1997–2000)
Mohamad Khir Toyo (2000–2007)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Ijok
In office
25 April 1995 – 4 April 2007
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byParthiban Karuppiah
(BN–MIC)
Majority6,797 (1995)
3,166 (1999)
1,649 (2004)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Seri Cahaya
In office
21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded byM. Mahalingam
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority1,317 (1990)
Personal details
BornJan 1948
Selangor, Malaysia
Died4 April 2007 (aged 59)
Chennai, India
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician, Journalist

Dato' Sivalingam s/o Arumugam Karuppiah better known as K. Sivalingam (Tamil: கே. சிவலிங்கம்) (January 1948 - 4 April 2007) was a Malaysian politician of Indian descent. He was aligned to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and was the Selangor state MIC deputy chairman.[1]

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Sivalingam was involved in journalism. He joined the MIC in 1968 at the age of 20, and by 1986 he was elected as a senator by the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[2] Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of Seri Cahaya in the 1990 general election as a rookie candidate and won. In the 1995 general election, he contested the Ijok state constituency and won comfortably, beating a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death.[2] He retained the Ijok seat in the 1999 and 2004 general elections.[2]

Death

On 4 April 2007, en route a leisure trip to southern India with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a heart attack in Chennai, India, upon arrival at the Chennai International Airport from Kuala Lumpur.[3] His death prompted the 2007 Ijok by-election to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N12 Seri Cahaya Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) 5,405 55.75% Mohd Shahir (S46) 4,088 42.17% 10,138 1,317 74.70%
Suhaimi Amnan (IND) 202 2.08%
1995 N11 Ijok Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) 8,486 76.02% Sinniah Periannan (DAP) 1,689 15.13% 11,163 6,797 68.56%
1999 Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) 6,567 58.57% Krishnan Veeriah (DAP) 3,401 30.33% 11,747 3,166 69.73%
Mohd Yusof Ab. Rahim (IND) 1,245 11.10%
2004 Sivalingam Arumugam (MIC) 5,213 57.35% Abdol Raman Moharam (PKR) 3,564 39.21% 9,376 1,649 75.59%
Mohd Shariff Nagoorkani (IND) 313 3.44%

Honours

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61". thestar.com.my. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  3. ^ Vijian, P. (5 April 2007). "Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai". bernama.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  7. ^ "DPMS 1999". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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