N Gobalakrishnan
Malaysian politician

N Gobalakrishnan

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Introduction

Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (born 23 March 1960), commonly referred to as N. Gobalakrishnan, is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Serai constituency in Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to the Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition, but in 2011 left the party to sit as an Independent. Gobalakrishnan on 8 May 2017 rejoined back Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) after leaving it 18 years ago to join PKR.

Personal life

Gobalakrishnan was born in 1960 in Sitiawan. He is married to Vasanthi Ramalingam, a former athlete, and has three children.

Controversy

In September 2009, Gobalakrishnan was arrested for allegedly using criminal force to obstruct a police officer. He was found guilty and fined 3,000 ringgit. In December 2010, he spoke out against his party's leader, Anwar Ibrahim, suggesting that he make way for his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar. He resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent, announcing plans to form a non-governmental organisation. He recontested Padang Serai at the 2013 election as an Independent, having unsuccessfully sought the nomination of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Without a party ticket he garnered less than one percent of the vote and lost his deposit.

In April 2019, the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled Gobalakrishnan has to pay RM150,000 in damages for defaming and RM5,000 in costs to lawyer and former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon.

Election results

Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P.76 Telok Intan, Perak. N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR) 6,128 18.12% Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 18,870 55.78% 35,082 10,041 66.11%
Wu Him Ven (DAP) 8,829 26.10%
2008 P.17 Padang Serai, Kedah. N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR) 28,774 62.81% Boey Chin Gan (MCA) 17,036 37.19% 47,124 11,738 79.58%
2013 N. Gobalakrishnan (IND) 390 0.62% N. Surendran (PKR) 34,151 54.07% 64,584 8,437 87.16%
Heng Seai Kie (MCA) 25,714 40.71%
Hamidi Abu Hassan (Berjasa) 2,630 4.16%
Othman Wawi (IND) 279 0.44%