Punjabi Party of Malaysia

Malay name| Parti Punjabi Malaysia
ڤرتي ڤنجاب مليسيا
Punjabi name| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਮਲੇਸ਼ੀਆ
Pañjābī Pārṭī Maleśīā
Abbreviation| PPM
President| Gurjeet Singh Rhande
Founder| Jeswant Singh
Founded| 1986
Legalised| 2003
Headquarters| Tingkat 3, Bangunan TWU, Box 'C' 21, Jalan Barat, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
National affiliation| Barisan Nasional
(2014-Present)
Colours|  Dark blue, red, white, yellow
Dewan Negara:|

0 / 70

Dewan Rakyat:|

0 / 222

Dewan Undangan Negeri:|

0 / 587

Party flag
Website
partypunjabimalaysia.blogspot.my

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The Punjabi Party of Malaysia (Malay: Parti Punjabi Malaysia, Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਮਲੇਸ਼ੀਆ, romanized: Pañjābī Pārṭī Maleśīā; abbreviated as PPM) is a Malaysian political party formed in 1986 but only successfully registered in 2003[1] to represent the interests of Malaysian Indian Punjabi community.[2] It is the only party in Malaysia founded specifically with the interests of Punjabi people in Malaysia as its mission.[3] The party also champion the rights of the Sikh religious belief.[4] Before the fall of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2018 general election, PPM was considered pro-BN and had been trying to join the previous governing coalition.[5]

## Contents

* 1 President
* 2 General election results
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## President

1. Jeswant Singh (1986–2002)
2. Prof. Dato Dr. Gurdeep Perkash Singh (2002–2010)
3. Susheel Kaur (2010–2013)[6]
4. Datuk Gurjeet Singh Rhande (23 November 2013 - current)[7] [when?]

## General election results

Election  | Total seats won  | Seats contested  | Total votes  | Voting Percentage  | Outcome of election  | Election leader

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| 1  |  | TBD  | TBD (Friends of BN) | Gurjeet Singh Rhande

## See also

* List of political parties in Malaysia
* Politics of Malaysia

## References

1. ↑ Chow Kum Hor, Sennyah Patrick (10 November 2002). "Parti Punjabi willing to wait for admission into BN". New Straits Times (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-82704776.html/.
2. ↑ "Parti Punjabi forced to amend constitution". New Straits Times (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad). 3 October 2002. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2291944_ITM.
3. ↑ "Parti Punjabi seeks members". New Straits Times (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad). 5 October 2003. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82779503.html.
4. ↑ "Parti Punjabi Malaysia disappointed over FB comment insulting religious belief". Bernama (New Straits Times). 3 October 2014. https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/parti-punjabi-malaysia-disappointed-over-fb-comment-insulting-religious-belief.
5. ↑ Deborah Loh (12 May 2010). "Punjabi party wants in". The Nut Graph. http://www.thenutgraph.com/punjabi-party-wants-in/.
6. ↑ "MALAYSIAN PUNJABI PARTY GETS FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT". DNA India. 3 May 2010. http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-malaysian-punjabi-party-gets-first-woman-president-1378390.
7. ↑ "Parti Punjabi Malaysia wants direct representation to PMO". The Sun. 21 April 2018. https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/parti-punjabi-malaysia-wants-direct-representation-pmo-HUARCH541826.

## External links

* Official website
* Punjabi Party of Malaysia on Facebook

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