Danyal Balagopal Abdullah

Danyal Balagopal bin Abdullah (b.1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Port Dickson from May 2018 to September 2018.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Pahlawan Danyal Balagopal Abdullah JSM DPTS
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Port Dickson
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 September 2018
Preceded by	Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PR–PKR) (as MP for Telok Kemang)
Succeeded by	Anwar Ibrahim (PH–PKR)
Majority	17,710 (2018)
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 74–75) Batu Kurau, Perak
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia
Branch/service	Royal Malaysian Navy
Rank	Laksamana pertama

On 12 September 2018, Danyal Balagopal Abdullah resigned as MP for Port Dickson, in order to pave away for former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim return to Parliament,^[1] however his decision caught under fire, accused him betray the Voters in Port Dickson, He defended his decision for resignation.^[2][3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P132 Port Dickson		Danyal Balagopal Abdullah (PKR)	36,225	59.06%		Mohan Velayatham (MIC)	18,515	30.19%	62,548	17,710	83.16%
							Mahfuz Roslan (PAS)	6,594	10.75%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2003)^[6]
• Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (DPTS) – Dato' Pahlawan (2004)^[7]