October 02, 2014
Datuk Saravanan s/o Murugan, commonly referred to as M. Saravanan, is the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tapah constituency in Perak. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and is the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Before being elected to the Dewan Rakyat (the lower house of Malaysia's Parliament), Saravanan was a Senator. In the 2008, he contested the seat of Tapah and won, defeating a People's Justice Party
candidate. The MIC suffered widespread losses at the election, leaving
Saravanan as one of only three MIC members in the Dewan Rakyat. Despite his party's reduced presence in Parliament and the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Saravanan was appointed as a Deputy Minister.
Within the MIC, Saravanan is seen as an ally of its President Dato' Seri Samy Vellu, being elected as a vice-president of the MIC on Vellu's ticket and defending Vellu from opposition attacks.
Election results
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saravanan_Murugan
