Manickam s/o Letchuman (born 30 November 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the

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(BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly () is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five ...

(MLA) for Jeram Padang from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member of the Supporter Congress of the

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(PAS), a component party of the

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(PN) coalition. He was an

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and a member and State Chairman of

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and Division Chief of

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of the

Malaysian Indian Congress The Malaysian Indian Congress ( abbrev: MIC; )，formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress, is a Malaysian political party. It is one of the founding members of the coalition Barisan Nasional, previously known as the Alliance, which was in pow ...

(MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. On 6 October 2023, Manickam left MIC. In 2024, he joined PAS as a member of its Supporter Congress (DHPP).

Political career

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (2013–2018)

In the 2013 Negeri Sembilan state election, the ruling BN gained victory, won the majority in the assembly and was reelected to power.

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MLA Mohamad of BN was reappointed the Menteri Besar. On 22 May 2013, Manickam was appointed as the Negeri Sembilan State EXCO Member in charge of Human Resources, Plantations and New Villages by Mohamad. In the

2018 Negeri Sembilan state election The 14th Negeri Sembilan State election was held on 9 May 2018, to elect the State Assemblymen of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The previous state election was held o ...

, BN suffered from defeat, lost the majority in the assembly and power to

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(PH). State Chairman of PH of

and

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MLA

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replaced Mohamad as the new Menteri Besar and formed the new PH state administration on 12 May 2018. Therefore, Manickam lost his EXCO Member position.

Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (2013–2023)

2013 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the 2013 state election, Manickam made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Jeram Padang state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Jeram Padang MLA for the first term after defeating Kumar A/L Thuraisingham of

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(PR) and

candidates Zailani Zakaria as well as Mazavan A Raman Nair by the majority of 2,691 votes.

2018 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the 2018 state election, Manickam was renominated by BN to defend the Jeram Padang seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly as the Jeram Padang MLA for the second term after defeating independent candidate Surash Sreenivasan, S Musliadi Sabtu of PH and Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa of

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(GS).

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

In the

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election The 15th Negeri Sembilan state election was held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. Negeri Sembilan is one of t ...

, MIC decided against contesting in it. Manickam did not defend the Jeram Padang seat following the decision. Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir of another BN component party the

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(UMNO) was nominated by BN to contest for the seat instead. Mohd Zaidy later won the seat and replaced Manickam as the new Jeram Padang MLA.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Knight Commander of the

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(DPNS) – Dato' (2015) ** MY-NEG_Medal_for_Outstanding_Public_Service_-_PMC

Recipient of the Medal for Outstanding Public Service (PMC) (2011) ** MY-NEG_Meritorious_Service_Medal_-_PJK

Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2006)

References

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