Ganesan Retanam

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

Ganesan a/l Retanam, also known as R. Ganesan is a Malaysian politician from Malaysian Indian Congress. He was the Speaker of Perak State Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2013 and Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai from 1999 to 2008.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ganesan Retanam DPMP PMP AMP
Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office 7 May 2009 – 5 May 2013
Monarch	Azlan Shah
Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir
Deputy	Hee Yit Foong
Preceded by	Sivakumar Varatharaju
Succeeded by	Devamany Krishnasamy
Constituency	Non–MLA
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Sungkai
In office 29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Kalemuthu Veerasingam Suppiah (BN–MIC)
Succeeded by	Sivanesan Achalingam (PR–DAP)
Majority	2,454 (1999) 1,945 (2004)
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-25) 25 March 1952 (age 73) Perak, Federation of Malaya
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly

On 8 May 2009, a vote of no confidence towards the by-then Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, Sivakumar Varatharaju, had been passed. Then, Barisan Nasional has nominated Ganesan to the Office of Secretary of Perak State Legislative Assembly to be the new Speaker for the Perak State Legislative Assembly and he has been chosen as the new Speaker.^[1]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N51 Sungkai		Ganesan Retanam (MIC)	7,545	57.30%		Bathamanathan Rajoo (DAP)	5,091	38.66%	13,168	2,454	59.34%
2004	N57 Sungkai		Ganesan Retanam (MIC)	6,334	55.97%		Sivanesan Achalingam (DAP)	4,389	38.79%	11,316	1,945	64.23%

Honours

• Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2004)^[3]
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (2003)^[4]
  • Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2001)^[4]

See also

• Sungkai (state constituency)
• 2009 Perak constitutional crisis