Gobind Singh Deo is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and politician and is the current Member of Parliament representing Puchong

Puchong

Puchong is a major town in the Petaling district of Selangor, Malaysia. The town used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town in the 1960s. During 1980s, Puchong consisted of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages...

. He is also the national legal bureau secretary of the Democratic Action Party

Democratic Action Party

The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...

. He is dubbed the “little lion of Puchong”.

Admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1996, a year after returning from Lincoln's Inn, Gobind is more known for being the son and protege of Karpal Singh

Karpal Singh

Karpal Singh is a Malaysian lawyer and politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for the neighbourhood of Bukit Gelugor in the state of Penang since 2004...

, the National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party

Democratic Action Party

The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...

. His brother, Jagdeep Singh Deo, is a state assemblyman for Datuk Keramat state seat in Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

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Political career

In March 2009, Gobind was suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for calling Najib Razak a murderer. The High Court upheld Gobind's suspension in a ruling made in October 2009, although he was given remuneration for his MP's pay, which was also previously suspended when the Speaker enforced the suspension order.

Election results

Year	Parliamentary seat	Votes Obtained	Majority	Ballots Cast	Opponent	Turnout
2008	P103 Puchong	35,079	won by 19,972	59,317	Lau Yeng Peng (BN - MCA)	78.44%