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Veerapan Superamaniam

Veerapan Superamaniam

Party
DAP · Democratic Action Party
Coalition
PH
Constituency
Repah
State
Negeri Sembilan
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Why this matters to you

As the Negeri Sembilan EXCO chairman for Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives, and Consumerism, Veerapan directly oversees state-level decisions that affect daily life in areas such as air quality enforcement, consumer price monitoring, and access to cooperative services across Negeri Sembilan (Source: bernama.com/en/news.php/news.php?id=2356570). For residents of the Repah constituency — which covers the Tampin town area — he is the primary elected representative responsible for local grievances and state resource allocation (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampin_(town)). His EXCO portfolio on climate change and environment means his committee's decisions on open burning enforcement and pollution control have a direct bearing on the air quality and public health outcomes experienced by Negeri Sembilan residents (Source: bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2446954).

Summary

Veerapan a/l Superamaniam (born 30 March 1975) is a DAP politician and four-term Negeri Sembilan State Assemblyman for Repah, first elected in March 2008. He has served concurrently as a Negeri Sembilan state EXCO member since May 2018, holding portfolios spanning health, environment, entrepreneurship, and consumerism under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun's administrations. He was re-appointed to the EXCO following the August 2023 state election, in which he retained the Repah seat with 42.2% of the vote.

Biography

Veerapan a/l Superamaniam (born 30 March 1975, Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) [1]. He has served as the Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Repah constituency since March 2008, making him one of the longest-serving DAP assemblymen in the state [1]. He is also a member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, a position he has held continuously since May 2018 [1]. He was re-appointed to the EXCO following the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, in which he retained the Repah seat under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner [2]. His post-2023 EXCO portfolio covers the Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives, and Consumerism Action Committee [3]. Prior to the 2023 state polls, he held the Health, Environment, Cooperatives and Consumerism portfolio [3]. The Repah constituency, which falls within the Tampin district of Negeri Sembilan, had a registered voter base of 27,284 as of the 2023 state election [4]. Veerapan is among four DAP members in the 10-person Negeri Sembilan state EXCO, alongside representatives from UMNO/BN and PKR [5].

Known for

Veerapan Superamaniam is known for his long tenure as the DAP assemblyman for Repah, holding the seat across four consecutive state elections from 2008 onwards [1]. He has served as an EXCO member in the Negeri Sembilan state government continuously since May 2018, with his portfolio spanning health, environment, entrepreneurship, and consumerism [3]. He is one of four DAP representatives in the post-2023 Negeri Sembilan state EXCO, reflecting DAP's sustained presence in the state government coalition [5].

Political positions

Veerapan has publicly addressed public health and environmental issues in his capacity as a state EXCO member. In early 2023, as state health exco, he flagged a 195% spike in dengue cases in Negeri Sembilan compared to the same period in the prior year, urging households to conduct weekly checks to eliminate Aedes mosquito breeding grounds [6]. Following his post-2023 reappointment, he has taken on responsibilities covering climate change and environmental enforcement, including actions by the state Department of Environment against excessive vehicle emissions [3]. He has also spoken on air quality and the dangers of open burning, calling on the public to report any open burning to the Department of Environment [3]. On consumerism, he has monitored consumer price pressures, including chicken and meat price movements during festive periods [3]. No published positions on federal legislative matters were found from allowlist sources.

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]malaymail.com
  3. [3]bernama.com
  4. [4]election.thestar.com.my
  5. [5]freemalaysiatoday.com
  6. [6]thestar.com.my

Political career

  1. March 2008First elected as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for the Repah constituency under DAP/Pakatan Rakyat.⛓
  2. May 2013Re-elected to the Repah state seat in the 13th General Election under DAP/Pakatan Rakyat.⛓
  3. May 2018Re-elected to the Repah state seat in the 14th General Election under DAP/Pakatan Harapan with 48.5% of the vote. Subsequently appointed as a member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun.⛓
  4. August 2023Re-elected to the Repah seat in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election under Pakatan Harapan with 42.2% of the vote, with a majority of 5,950.⛓
  5. 24 August 2023Re-appointed as Negeri Sembilan EXCO member, assigned the Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives, and Consumerism Action Committee portfolio.⛓

Election history

  • 2026Repah (N36), Negeri SembilanPending⛓
  • 2023Repah (N36), Negeri SembilanWon42.2%⛓
  • 2018Repah (N36), Negeri SembilanWon48.5%⛓
  • 2013Repah (N36), Negeri SembilanWon⛓
  • 2008Repah (N36), Negeri SembilanWon⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2023DAP
    • This is an increase of almost 195%. We also have one death caused by dengue this year.

      Statement issued by Veerapan in his capacity as state health exco, reporting on the spike in dengue cases in Negeri Sembilan in the first nine weeks of 2023. · Source

  2. Undated
    • The public is prohibited from carrying out any form of open burning, and any such activity should be reported immediately to the DOE.

      Statement by Veerapan as State Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives and Consumers Action Committee chairman, issued during a haze alert period in Negeri Sembilan. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsVeerapan has held the Repah state seat across four consecutive elections (2008, 2013, 2018, 2023) and has served as a Negeri Sembilan EXCO member since May 2018, making him one of the most tenured DAP state representatives in Negeri Sembilan.⛓
  • GovernmentMenteri Besar Aminuddin Harun reappointed Veerapan to the state EXCO following the 2023 state election, assigning him the Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives, and Consumerism portfolio — reflecting continued confidence in his role in the unity state government.⛓
  • OppositionGerakan, contesting under the Perikatan Nasional banner, has identified Repah as one of its priority seats in the upcoming 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election, citing strong party machinery and membership in the constituency.⛓

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