Gobind Singh Deo

For the Sikh religious leader, see Guru Gobind Singh.

In this Indian name, the name Karpal Singh is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gobind Singh Deo.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Gobind Singh Deo MP

Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Puchong, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Lau Yeng Peng
Majority	12,593
Personal details
Born	Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh (1973-06-19) 19 June 1973 Penang, Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party – Pakatan Rakyat
Spouse(s)	Sangeeta Kaur Sidhu
Relations	Jagdeep Singh Deo (brother) Ramkarpal Singh (brother)
Children	Jaydn Keeshan Kayden
Parents	Karpal Singh Gurmit Kaur
Occupation	Politician, lawyer
Religion	Sikhism
Website	gobindsinghdeo.com

Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh (born 19 June 1973) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and politician and the Member of Parliament for Puchong, Selangor. He is also the national legal bureau secretary of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He is dubbed the "little lion of Puchong".^[1] He is the son of the DAP politician and lawyer Karpal Singh. His brothers, Ramkarpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh Deo, are also DAP politicians.

Gobind was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1996, a year after returning from Lincoln's Inn. He was elected to Parliament at the 2008 election, unseating the Barisan Nasional incumbent Lau Yeng Peng amid a significant swing to the opposition in Selangor. In 2009 he was suspended from Parliament for 12 months for calling the Prime Minister, Najib Razak, a "murderer" in a parliamentary debate and insulting the deputy speaker. He later won a legal challenge seeking to be paid his normal remuneration for his period of suspension.^[2] He was re-elected to Parliament, with an increased margin, at the 2013 election.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**: P103 Puchong, Selangor^[3]
Year	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Government		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008		Gobind Singh Deo (DAP)	35,079	59.14%		Lau Yeng Peng (Gerakan)	15,107	25.47%	59,317	19,972	78.44%
2013		Gobind Singh Deo (DAP)	62,938	66.69%		A. Kohilan Pillay (Gerakan)	30,136	31.93%	94,367	32,802	88.19%

References

↑ http://www.thenutgraph.com/theres-no-democracy-in-parliament/
↑ "Federal Court orders Parliament to pay Gobind's salary". The Malaysian Insider. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
↑ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 January 2010. Results only available from the 2004 election.

Current Members of the Malaysian House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) from Selangor

Sabak Bernam: Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh Sungai Besar: Budiman Mohd Zohdi Hulu Selangor: P. Kamalanathan Tanjong Karang: Noh Omar Kuala Selangor: Irmohizam Ibrahim Selayang: William Leong Jee Keen Gombak: Azmin Ali Ampang: Zuraida Kamaruddin Pandan: Rafizi Ramli Hulu Langat: Che Rosli Che Mat Serdang: Ong Kian Ming Puchong: Gobind Singh Deo Kelana Jaya: Wong Chen Petaling Jaya Selatan: Hee Loy Sian Petaling Jaya Utara: Tony Pua Kiam Wee Subang: Sivarasa Rasiah Shah Alam: Khalid Abdul Samad Kapar: Manivannan Gowindasamy Klang: Charles Santiago Kota Raja: Siti Mariah Mahmud Kuala Langat: Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid Sepang: Mohamed Hanipa Maidin

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