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Mar 28, 1955 Johor, Malaysia 69 years old
Malaysian politician
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About Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj
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- Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (Tamil: ??????? ?????????) (born 28 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and currently as the chairperson of Socialist Party of Malaysia.
- He served in the Parliament of Malaysia as Member of Parliament for the Sungai Siput constituency in Perak from 2008 to 2018.Jeyakumar is a prominent member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) but was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition.
- His win in the 2008 general election unseated Samy Vellu; the long-serving President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC).
- Samy Vellu had previously defeated Jeyakumar in Sungai Siput in the 1999 and 2004 general elections.
- Jeyakumar successfully retained his seat in the 2013 general election.
- However, he contested under PSM's own ticket and lost his seat in the 2018 general election, garnering just 3.52% of the votes cast and losing his deposit.
