Shanmugam Ptcyhay

சண்முகம் பிச்சைMember of the
Malacca State Executive CouncilAssumed office
5 April 2023
(Non-governmental Organisations, Youth and Sports)GovernorMohd Ali RustamChief MinisterAb Rauf YusohPreceded byHimselfConstituencyGadekIn office
26 November 2021 – 31 March 2023GovernorMohd Ali RustamChief MinisterSulaiman Md AliPreceded byMohd Rafiq NaizamohideenSucceeded byHimselfConstituencyGadekMember of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for GadekAssumed office
20 November 2021Preceded bySaminathan Ganesan
(PH–DAP)Majority559 (2021)Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly2021–Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn
(1969-03-30) 30 March 1969 (age 55)
Malacca, MalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)OccupationPoliticianShanmugam Ptcyhay on Facebook

Shanmugam s/o V. Pitchay (or formally known as V. P. Shanmugam) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the first term as well as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gadek since November 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the sole Malacca EXCO member, MLA of Indian descent and from MIC, the sole MIC candidate nominated and subsequently won in the 2021 Malacca state election and the sole EXCO Member serving without a deputy.^[1]

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2021	N07 Gadek		Shanmugam Pitchay (MIC)	3,022	39.36%		Saminathan Ganesan (DAP)	2,463	32.08%	7,677	559	60.73%
							Mohd. Amir Fitri Muharram (BERSATU)	2,041	26.59%
							Laila Norinda Maun (PUTRA)	68	0.89%
							Azafen Amin (IND)	60	0.78%
							Mohan Singh Booda Singh (IND)	23	0.30%

•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2024)^[3]