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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Indian name|Papparaidu|Veraman|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berhormat]] [[Malay titles#State titles|Tuan]]
| name = Papparaidu Veraman
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
| honorific-suffix = [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly|MLA]]

| office = Member of the [[Selangor State Executive Council]] {{small|(Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Indigenous and Minority Affairs & Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism)}}<ref group=note>Assumed portfolios on 23 August 2023.</ref>
| term_start = 21 August 2023
| term_end =
| alongside = [[Ng Sze Han]] & [[Ng Suee Lim]] {{small|(Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism)}}
| monarch = [[Sharafuddin of Selangor|Sharafuddin]]
| 1blankname = Menteri Besar
| 1namedata = [[Amirudin Shari]]
| predecessor = [[Hee Loy Sian]] {{small|(Indigenous Affairs)}} ''Portfolios established'' {{small|(Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Minority Affairs & Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism)}}
| successor =
| constituency = [[Banting (state constituency)|Banting]]

| constituency_AM1 = [[Banting (state constituency)|Banting]]
| assembly1 = Selangor State Legislative
| predecessor1 = [[Lau Weng San]] ([[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]–[[Democratic Action Party|DAP]])
| successor1 =
| term_start1 = 12 August 2023
| term_end1 =
| majority1 = 22,102 ([[2023 Selangor state election|2023]])

| birth_name = Papparaidu Veraman
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| party = [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP)
| otherparty = [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH)
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| parents =
| relations = [[Ganabatirau Veraman]] (older brother)
| spouse =
| alma_mater =
| children =
}}

'''Papparaidu Veraman''' is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[politician]] who has served as Member of the [[Selangor State Executive Council]] (EXCO) in the [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar [[Amirudin Shari]] and Member of the [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Banting (state constituency)|Banting]] since August 2023. He is a member and State Assistant Organising Secretary of [[Selangor]] of [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He is also presently the only [[Malaysian Indian|Indian]] Selangor EXCO Member and the younger brother of the [[Dewan Rakyat|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Klang (federal constituency)|Klang]] [[Ganabatirau Veraman]].

== Political career ==
=== Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (since 2023) ===
In the [[2023 Selangor state election]], the ruling PH and [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) won a simple [[majority]] in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, [[Sungai Tua (state constituency)|Sungai Tua]] MLA Amirudin of PH was reappointed as the Menteri Besar. Papparaidu was appointed as the Selangor EXCO Member and given the portfolios of Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, Indigenous and Minority Affairs as well as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (LIMAS) by Menteri Besar Amirudin on 21 and 23 August 2023 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/676424|title=10 sworn in as Selangor state excos, including one from Umno|website=Malaysiakini|accessdate=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/946344/selangor-mb-announces-10-exco-portfolios-takes-five|title=Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five|website=New Straits Times}}</ref>

=== Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023) ===
==== 2023 Selangor state election ====
In the 2023 Selangor state election, Papparaidu made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Banting state seat. Papparaidu won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Banting MLA after defeating Saravanan Mutto Krishnan of [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) and [[independent politician|independent]] candidate Ang Wei Yang by a majority of 22,102 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/942255/selangor-polls-official-results|title=Selangor polls: Official Results|website=New Straits Times|accessdate=15 September 2023}}</ref>

== Election results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+'''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pru.astroawani.com/|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Kedah ke-15|accessdate=15 September 2023}}</ref>
!Year
!Constituency
! colspan="2" |
!Votes
!Pct
! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)
!Votes
!Pct
!Ballots cast
!Majority
!Turnout
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[2023 Selangor state election|2023]]
|rowspan=2 |'''N52 [[Banting (state constituency)|Banting]]'''
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PH}} |
|rowspan=2 |'''Papparaidu Veraman''' ([[Democratic Action Party|'''DAP''']])
|rowspan=2 |'''27,223'''
|rowspan=2 |'''80.58%'''
|bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |
|Saravanan Mutto Krishnan ([[Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|GERAKAN]])
|5,121
|15.16%
|rowspan=2 |33,783
|rowspan=2 |22,102
|rowspan=2 |75.12%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Ang Wei Yang ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
|1,439
|4.26%
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent]]
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