Arul Kumar Jambunathan

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

Arul Kumar s/o Jambunathan (born 12 September 1985) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun since August 2023 and from May 2018 to his resignation in January 2023 as well as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nilai since May 2013. He served as Political Secretary to the Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook from January 2023 to August 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the National Vice Chairman of DAP since March 2025 post-DAP National Congress.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Arul Kumar Jambunathan MLA
அருள் குமார் ஜம்புநாதன்
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2023
Monarch	Muhriz
Menteri Besar	Aminuddin Harun
Portfolio	Local Government Development, Housing & Transport
Preceded by	Teo Kok Seong
Constituency	Nilai
In office 23 May 2018 – 26 January 2023
Monarch	Muhriz
Menteri Besar	Aminuddin Harun
Porfolio	Human Resources, Plantations & Non-Muslim Affairs
Preceded by	Manickam Letchuman (Human Resources & Plantations)
Succeeded by	Chew Seh Yong
Constituency	Nilai
Political Secretary to the Minister of Transport
In office 27 January 2023 – 23 August 2023
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded by	Ling Tian Soon
Succeeded by	Ho Weng Wah
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Nilai
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Yap Yew Weng (PR–DAP)
Majority	4,047 (2013) 9,825 (2018) 10,889 (2023)
National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 March 2025 Serving with Chong Chieng Jen & Teo Nie Ching & Ng Suee Lim & Syahredzan Johan
National Chairman	Gobind Singh Deo
Secretary-General	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
State Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Negeri Sembilan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2024 Serving with Teo Kok Seong
Secretary-General	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
State Chairman	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded by	Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair
Faction represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018	Democratic Action Party
2018–	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Arul Kumar a/l Jambunathan (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 (age 40) Tampin, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Alma mater	University of Putra Malaysia (BBA)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout%
2013	N10 Nilai		Arul Kumar Jambunathan (DAP)	10,378	59.79%		Gan Chee Biow (MCA)	6,331	39.14%	17,573	4,047	85.30%
							Ahmad Kamarulzaman Abu (IND)	490	1.07%
							S. Karupiah @ Rajashegher K. Sithambam (IND)	47	1.07%
2018			Arul Kumar Jambunathan (DAP)	14,219	63.49%		Leaw Kok Chan (MCA)	4,394	21.67%	21,025	9,825	85.30%
							Mohd Abu Zahrim Abdul Rahman (PAS)	2,151	14.84%
2023			Arul Kumar Jambunathan (DAP)	19,133	66.29%		Gan Chee Biow (BERSATU)	8,244	28.56%	29,067	10,889	68.93%
							Omar Mohd Isa (IND)	1,430	4.95%
							Yessu Samuel (IND)	57	0.20%