Vidyananthan Ramanadhan

Yang Berhormat Tuan Vidyananthan Ramanadhan PSI II MLA
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 the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Kahang
Incumbent
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	Johor, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Parent	D. Ramanadhan (father)
Occupation	Politician

Vidyananthan a/l Ramanadhan is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kahang since March 2008. He served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad from March 2020 to March 2022 for the second term and under former Menteri Besar Mohamed 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 of Johor of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition.

Personal life

Death of father

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]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N31 Kahang		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%

Honours

•  Johor :
  • Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI II) (2015)[5]

References

1. "Johor MIC chief's father passes away". The Star. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.