Gobalakrishnan Nagapan | |
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Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Serai, Kedah |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 |
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Preceded by | Lim Bee Kau |
Succeeded by | N. Surendran |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sitiawan, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
23 March 1960
Political party |
Independent (2011–present) PKR (1999–2011) MIC (1985–1998) |
Spouse(s) | Vasanthi Ramalingam |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Kulim Hi-Tech |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (born 23 March 1960), commonly referred to as N. Gobalakrishnan, is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Serai constituency in Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to the Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition, but in 2011 left the party to sit as an Independent.
Gobalakrishnan was born in 1960 in Sitiawan. He is married to Vasanthi Ramalingam, a former athlete, and has three children.
In September 2009, Gobalakrishnan was arrested for allegedly using criminal force to obstruct a police officer. He was found guilty and fined 3,000 ringgit. In December 2010, he spoke out against his party's leader, Anwar Ibrahim, suggesting that he make way for his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar. He resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent, announcing plans to form a non-governmental organisation. He recontested Padang Serai at the 2013 election as an Independent, having unsuccessfully sought the nomination of the Barisan Nasional coalition. Without a party ticket he garnered less than one percent of the vote and lost his deposit.