Mohan Thangarasu

In this Indian name, the name Thangarasu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohan. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

Mohan a/l Thangarasu is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and has served as a Vice President of MIC from 2015 until 2024.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Mohan Thangarasu DPSM KMN
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office 1 December 2020 – 5 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022)
In office 16 November 2017 – 15 November 2020
Monarchs	Muhammad V (2017–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak (2017–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020)
Vice President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
In office 6 November 2015 – 7 July 2024 Serving with Vigneswaran Sanasee (2015–2018) Jaspal Singh (2015–2018) Murugiah Thopasamy (2018–2024) Asojan Muniyandy (2018–2024) Vell Paari Samy Vellu (–2024) Kohilan Pillai Appu (2019–2024)
President	Subramaniam Sathasivam (2015–2018) Vigneswaran Sanasee (2018–2024)
Succeeded by	Nelson Renganathan
Personal details
Born	Mohan a/l Thangarasu (1973-03-18) 18 March 1973 (age 51) Batu 14 Puchong, Selangor
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot casts	Majority	Turnout
2008	N16 Batu Caves		Mohan Thangarasu (MIC)	7,376	38.49%		Amirudin Shari (PKR)	11,015	57.47%	19,165	3,639	74.51%
							Azmi Hussain (IND)	379	1.98%
2013	N49 Seri Andalas		Mohan Thangarasu (MIC)	15,858	32.45%		Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PKR)	31,491	64.43%	49,552	15,633	87.30%
							Hanafiah Husin (IND)	871	1.78%
							Uthayakumar Ponnusamy (IND)	614	1.26%
							Kottappan Suppaiah (IND)	41	0.08%

Parliament of Malaysia^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P094 Hulu Selangor		Mohan Thangarasu (MIC)	27,050	22.09%		Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PAS)	46,823	38.24%	124,804	1,562	79.34%
							Sathia Prakash Nadarajan (PKR)	45,261	36.97%
							Harumaini Omar (PEJUANG)	1,849	1.51%
							Haniza Mohamed Talha (PBM)	1,013	0.83%
							Azlinda Baroni (IND)	446	0.36%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006)^[7]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2013)^[8]

References

1. Ramayah, Umavathi (30 November 2020). "T. Mohan, Aknan dilantik semula sebagai Senator" [T. Mohan, Aknan was reappointed as Senator]. Astro Awani (in Malay).
2. Bernama (27 November 2021). "Mohan, Murugiah retain MIC VEEP position". New Straits Times.
3. "Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. "Calon PRU Mohan Thangarasu". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
6. "The Star Online GE15 Selangor". The Star. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
7. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
8. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.