Karpal Singh Ram Singh is the chairman of DAP, replacing long term chairman, Lim Kit Siang in 2004. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Bukit Gelugor, Penang in the Malaysian general election, 2004. He is a prominent lawyer in Malaysia, well known for his expertise in the field of litigation. His popular nickname is the "Tiger of Jelutong".

He has previously spent time in Jail under the Malaysian ISA.

Election results

Year	Parliamentary seat	Votes	Majority	Total voters	Opponent
1995	P49 Jelutong	-	won	-	-
1999	P49 Jelutong	20716	lost by 775	59372	Lee Kah Choon (BN - Gerakan)
2004	P51 Bukit Gelugor (new seat)	22529	won by 1261	60123	Lim Boo Chan (BN - MCA)

Recent news

On the 7 September 2004, Karpal Singh given the choice of apologizing within 3 days and face 10 days of suspension or suspension from parliament with all privileges such as allowances stripped from him, for a period of 6 months. Karpal had earlier told returning MP's that they had to raise their right hand when speaking the oath of office. Parliament determined that there was no such requirement and subsequently, that Karpal was deliberately misleading parliament. All 12 DAP members of parliament walked out in protest.

External links

• Malaysia Election 2004 (http://thestar.com.my/election2004/results/05/05p.html) results for Penang parliamentary seats.
• Malaysia Election 1999 (http://thestar.com.my/election2004/results1999/05/05p.html) results for Penang parliamentary seats.