Karupaiya Muthusami | |
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| கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி | |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPadang Serai | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 16 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Surendran Nagarajan (PH–PKR) |
| Succeeded by | Azman Nasrudin (PN–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 8,813 (2018) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2022 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karupaiya s/o Muthusami 4 February 1953 (1953-02-04) |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2022) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Malaysia |
| Branch/service |  Malaysian Army |
| Rank |  Warrant Officer I |
Karupaiya s/o Muthusami (Tamil:கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி,romanized: Karuppaiyā muttucāmi, 4 February 1953 – 16 November 2022) was aMalaysianpolitician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forPadang Serai from May 2018 to his death in November 2022.[1] He was a member and Division Chief of Padang Serai of thePeople's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of thePakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He was also patron of both the Malaysian Indian Armed Forces (PERIM) and the Former Malaysian Armed Forces as well as member of the board of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) of theBukit Mertajam Tamil School.[2][3]
On 16 November 2022, Karupaiya died from a heart attack while campaigning for the2022 general election. He was seeking the second term as the Padang Serai MP by contesting in the election representing PH and PKR after serving the first from 2018 to his death in 2022 for four years.[4] Later the same day, theElection Commission (EC) offered its condolences to his family while informing that the EC would hold a special meeting two days later on 18 November 2022, which was also a day prior to the election to decide on the dates of the Padang Serai election. He explained that the EC had received an Election Writ by the Managing Officer in Padang Serai over the death of Karupaiya.[5]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P017Padang Serai | Karupaiya Muthusami (PKR) | 31,724 | 45.27% | Muhammad Sobri Osman (PAS) | 22,911 | 32.69% | 71,157 | 8,813 | 83.88% | ||
| Leong Yong Kong (MCA) | 15,449 | 22.04% | ||||||||||
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Medal of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1983)[9]
Recipient of theLoyal Service Medal (PPS)
Recipient of theGeneral Service Medal (PPA)
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Recipient of theMalaysian Service Medal (PJM)
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Recipient of theMeritorious Service Medal (PJK)
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Recipient of theDistinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (1993)[10]  | This article about a Member of the Dewan Rakyat is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |