appointment was terminated by the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2018. Personal life Vellu was born in Kluang, Johor, and is of Indian descent. He was married to Indrani Samy Vellu and had one son. He was a chartered architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and of the Malaysian Institute of Architects. Biography A Life. A Legend. A Legacy written by Bernice Narayanan reveals Samy Vellu's achievements and setbacks as well as "behind-the-scenes" events in his almost 50 years of active politics. Election results {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Parliament of Malaysia !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |rowspan="3"|1974 |rowspan="6"|P048 Sungei Siput, Perak |rowspan="3" | |rowspan="3"| (MIC) |rowspan="3" align="right" |9,045|rowspan="3"|49.09%| | |Patto Perumal (DAP) |align="right" |8,401 |45.59% |rowspan="3"|18,529 |rowspan="3"|644 |rowspan="3"|77.87% |- | | |Thang Pang Fay (PEKEMAS) |align="right" | 877 |4.76% |- | | |RC Manavarayan (IND) |align="right" | 103 |0.56% |- ||1978 | | | (MIC) |align="right" |12,930|62.41%| | |Ngan Siong Hing @ Ngan Siong Eng (DAP) |align="right" |7,789 |37.59% |N/A |5,141 |N/A |- |rowspan="2"|1982 |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |14,930|rowspan="2"|64.56%| | |T. Sellapan (DAP) |align="right" |7,033 |30.41% |rowspan="2"|23,827 |rowspan="2"|7,897 |rowspan="2"|73.63% |- | | |Ahmad Zawawi Ibrahim (PAS) |align="right" | 1,164 |5.03% |- |rowspan="2"|1986 |rowspan="3"|P056 Sungai Siput, Perak|rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |13,148|rowspan="2"|56.05%| | |Liew Sam Fong (DAP) |align="right" |8,712 |37.14% |rowspan="2"|24,566 |rowspan="2"|4,436 |rowspan="2"|69.32% |- | | |Wan Hassan Wan Mahmud (SDP) |align="right" | 1,597 |6.81% |- ||1990 | | | (MIC) |align="right" |14,427|53.25%| | |Patto Perumal (DAP) |align="right" |12,664 |46.75% |28,028 |1,763 |69.21% |- |rowspan="2"|1995 |rowspan="4"|P059 Sungai Siput, Perak|rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |21,283|rowspan="2"|71.86%| | |Lim Ah Guan @ Lim Soon Guan (DAP) |align="right" |5,673 |19.15% |rowspan="2"|30,552 |rowspan="2"|15,610 |rowspan="2"|67.66% |- | | |Mohamed Hashim Salim (PAS) |align="right" | 2,663 |8.99% |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |17,480|rowspan="2"|57.75%| | |Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (DAP)1 |align="right" |12,221 |40.38% |rowspan="2"|31,165 |rowspan="2"|5,259 |rowspan="2"|63.62% |- |style="background-color: #000080;" | |Mohamad Asri Othman (MDP) |align="right" |565 |1.87% |- |rowspan="2"|2004 |rowspan="4"|P062 Sungai Siput, Perak|rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |19,029|rowspan="2"|62.19%| | |Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PKR)2 |align="right" |8,680 |28.37% |rowspan="2"| 31,583 |rowspan="2"| 10,349 |rowspan="2"| 67.51% |- | | |Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan (DAP) |align="right" |2,890 |9.44% |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"| (MIC) |rowspan="2" align="right" |14,637 |rowspan="2"|44.15% | | |Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PKR)2 |align="right" |16,458|49.64%|rowspan="2"| 33,154 |rowspan="2"| 1,821 |rowspan="2"| 69.91% |- | | |Nor Rizan Oon (IND) |align="right" |864 |2.61%