Vidyananthan Ramanadhan | |
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| வித்யானந்தன் ராமநாதன் | |
| Member of the Johor State Executive Council (Unity and Human Resources : 14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018 & Health and Environment : 6 March 2020 – 15 March 2022) | |
| In office 6 March 2020 – 15 March 2022 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Menteri Besar | Hasni Mohammad |
| Preceded by | Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar (Health) Tan Chen Choon (Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Ling Tian Soon (Health) Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (Environment) |
| Constituency | Kahang |
| In office 14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Menteri Besar | Mohamed Khaled Nordin |
| Preceded by | Asojan Muniyandy |
| Succeeded by | Ramakrishnan Suppiah |
| Constituency | Kahang |
| Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly forKahang | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ramis Subramaniam (BN–MIC) |
| Majority | 5,324 (2008) 7,801 (2013) 2,861 (2018) 6,698 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Parent | D. Ramanadhan (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Vidyananthana/l Ramanadhanis aMalaysianpolitician who has served as Member of theJohor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forKahang since March 2008. He served as Member of theJohor State Executive Council (EXCO) in theBarisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri BesarHasni Mohammad from March 2020 to March 2022 for the second term and under former Menteri BesarMohamed Khaled Nordin from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 for the first term. He is a member and State Chairman ofJohor of theMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition.
In the morning of 10 July 2022, the father of Vidyananthan, namely D. Ramanadhan, died at the age of 79 at Batu Pahat Hospital, Johor, due to old age, leaving behind two children including Vidyananthan and two grandchildren. Ramanadhan is the former senior assistant of SK Pendidikan Khas Princess Elizabeth Johor Baru and former headmaster of SKPK St Nicholas Penang and SKPK Alma Penang. The funeral rites for Ramanadhan were held at Jalan Azizul Rahman, Kamunting in Taiping, Perak at 2 pm the next day on 11 July 2022. His remains were cremated at the Prestavest Memorial Park Taiping on the same day.[1]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | N31Kahang | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 9,272 | 70.14% | Abdul Halim Mohamad Dawam (PKR) | 3,948 | 29.86% | 13,648 | 5,324 | 79.83% | ||
| 2013 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 13,955 | 69.40% | Hamdan Basiran (PKR) | 6,154 | 30.60% | 20,494 | 7,801 | 87.71% | |||
| 2018 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 10,768 | 57.66% | Noorlihan Ariffin (BERSATU) | 7,907 | 42.34% | 19,132 | 2,861 | 84.10% | |||
| 2022 | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (MIC) | 10,486 | 62.69% | Daud Yusof (BERSATU) | 3,788 | 22.64% | 16,728 | 6,698 | 57.01% | |||
| Rahani Banu Abd Rahman Krishnan (AMANAH) | 2,181 | 13.04% | ||||||||||
| Rosdi Amir (PEJUANG) | 273 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
Johor
Second Class of theSultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI II) (2015)[5]  | This article about a Malaysian politician is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |