Rajiv Rishyakaran
| Yang Berhormat Tuan Rajiv Rishyakaran | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for N34 Bukit Gasing | |
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Assumed office 2013 - | |
| Preceded by | Edward Lee (deceased) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rajiv s/o Rishyakaran 12 October 1981 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Gella Rajiv (nee Opong) |
| Mother | Rajini d/o Chandrapal |
| Father | Rishyakaran s/o Karthigasu |
| Profession | Automations and Instrumentation Engineer |
| Religion | Christian |
Rajiv s/o Rishyakaran (born 12 October 1981) is a first-term member of the Selangor State Assembly from the Democratic Action Party, representing the state seat of Bukit Gasing (N.34).[1] He is preceded the late Edward Lee whose untimely death left the seat vacant for a couple of years before the elections.
Personal life
Rajiv is the eldest of five (5) brothers. Despite being born in Kuala Lumpur's Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, he spent most of his childhood in Ipoh, Perak where his father was based as a civil servant. They later moved to Subang Jaya where he finished secondary school.
In 2010, he met his wife Ana at a Climate Change conference in the Philippines. They got married in 2013, just before the elections. It has been reported that the couple found out that Rajiv will be fielded as one of DAP's candidates just 3 days before the Nomination day, the latter being the same day as their wedding dinner reception in the Philippines. Rajiv left for the Philippines immediately after filing his candidacy and arrived fashionably late at the reception. The newly married couple came back to Malaysia the next day to campaign.
Political career
Rajiv, an engineer by training, got actively involved in politics when a friend and fellow church member, Hannah Yeoh was fielded to run for the state seat of Subang Jaya in 2008. In 2009, he was appointed as Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) Councillor, where he stayed until the 2013 elections. While in MPSJ, he served Zones 1 and 2, while simultaneously serving as Yeoh's Special Assistant. The Subang Jaya Urban Forest[2] and the Subang Jaya Voluntary Patrol Unit (VPU), among others, were attributed to the role he played within the council and as Yeoh's assistant.
Three (3) days before the Nomination day for the 2013 General Elections, Rajiv was informed that he will be running for the state seat of Bukit Gasing, taking over Kasthuri Patto who ran for the Parliamentary seat of Batu Kawan, Penang.[3]
Rajiv received almost 78% of the total votes, giving him a landslide victory over Gerakan's Juan Sei Chang, and Independent candidates Mak Khuin Weng and Simon Lee Chung Hsin.[4]
References
- ↑ http://mediarakyat.net/2013/04/27/candidate-for-dun-bukit-gasing-rajiv-rishyakaran/
- ↑ http://usj3greens.blogspot.com/2009/09/rajiv-rishyakaran-mpsj-councillor-for.html
- ↑ http://mediarakyat.net/2013/04/27/candidate-for-dun-bukit-gasing-rajiv-rishyakaran/
- ↑ http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/political-news/236746-ge13-bukit-gasing-where-four-fight-to-conquer-a-hill.html