Shanmugam Ptcyhay

Malaysian politician

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2021–Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn

P. Shanmugam a/l V. Pitchay

(1969-03-30) 30 March 1969 (age 55)Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)OccupationPoliticianShanmugam Ptcyhay on Facebook

P. Shanmugam a/l V. Pitchay is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek since November 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the sole Melaka EXCO member, MLA of Indian descent and from MIC, the sole MIC candidate nominated and subsequently won in the 2021 Melaka state election and the sole EXCO Member serving without a deputy.^[1]

Election results

**Malacca State Legislative Assembly**^[2]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2021	N07 Gadek	Shanmugam Pitchay (MIC)	3,022	39.36%	Saminathan Ganesan (DAP)	2,463	32.08%	7,677	559	60.73%
					Mohd. Amir Fitri Muharram (BERSATU)	2,041	26.59%
					Laila Norinda Maun (PUTRA)	68	0.89%
					Azafen Amin (IND)	60	0.78%
					Mohan Singh Booda Singh (IND)	23	0.30%