K. Sivalingam

Datuk K. Sivalingam (1946/1948? - April 4, 2007) was a Malaysian politician of Indian descent. He was aligned to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, and was the Selangor state MIC deputy chairman. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Selangor MIC deputy chief Sivalingam dies at 61| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-04-05| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/5/nation/17356894&sec=nation| accessdate = 2007-04-05]

Prior to entering politics, Sivalingam was involved in journalism. He joined the MIC in 1968 at the age of 20, and by 1986 he was elected as a senator by the Selangor state legislative assembly.cite web | last = | first = | title = Selangor exco K Sivalingam dies (subscription required)| publisher = malaysiakini.com| date = 2007-04-04| url = http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/65471| accessdate = 2007-04-05] Sivalingam contested the Selangor state constituency of Seri Cahaya in the 1990 General Election as a rookie candidate and won. In the 1995 General Election, he contested the Ijok state constituency and won comfortably, beating a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate. In 1997, he was appointed as a member of the Selangor state executive council, a position he held up to his death. He retained the Ijok seat in the 1999 and 2004 General Elections.

On April 4 2007, "en route" a leisure trip to southern India with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a heart attack in Chennai, India, upon arrival at the Chennai International Airport from Kuala Lumpur. [cite web | last = Vijian | first = P. | title = Selangor Exco Member Sivalingam Dies Of Heart Attack In Chennai| publisher = bernama.com.my| date = 2007-04-05| url = http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=254966| accessdate = 2007-04-05] His passing prompted the 2007 Ijok by-election to elect a successor representative for his former constituency.

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