In the 2004 election, the late K. Sivalingam of the MIC (a component party of the BN coalition), garnered 5,213 votes, defeating Abdul Rahman Moharam of the People's Justice Party (PKR) (3,564 votes) and independent candidate Mohamed Shariff Nagoorkani (313 votes).
In the 2004 election, K. Sivalingam of the MIC (a component party in the BN coalition) won with 5,213 votes, defeating Abdul Rahman Moharam from PKR (3,564 votes) and independent candidate Mohamed Shariff Nagoorkani (313 votes).