Punjabi Party of Malaysia | |
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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 | |
Punjabi Party of Malaysia on Facebook |
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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]
Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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2022 | 0 / 222
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1 | TBD | TBD ( Friends of BN) | Gurjeet Singh Rhande |