Sungai Siput is a town and also a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Kangsar

Kuala Kangsar

Kuala Kangsar is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia, located at the downstream of Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district of Kuala Kangsar.-History:...

 district, Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

, Malaysia. Since the recent Malaysian general election of 8 March 2008, this parliamentary constituency is represented by Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, from Pakatan Rakyat Party, in the Dewan Rakyat

Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara , before they are given Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong...

, the lower house of Malaysian Parliament

Parliament of Malaysia

The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....

. Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj

Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj

Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj is a Malaysian politician and is the current Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sungai Siput constituency in Perak....

 defeated the previous incumbent, Dato Seri Samy Vellu

Samy Vellu

Dato' Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu is an Indian Malaysian politician. He is the longest serving President of the Malaysian Indian Congress , a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition, holding the position since 1979, for 11 consecutive terms...

, who had held the seat since 1974.

Ahamad bin Pakeh Adam from Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 is the current state assemblyman for Lintang state seat and from DAP

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...

 is the current state assemblyman for Jalong state seat. He is also the State Local Government Committee chairman.

S.M.J.K Shing Chung is the largest secondary school in Sungai Siput.

Sungai Siput is famous for its groundnuts and can easily be bought in one of the shop along the main street.

Mahatma Gandhi Kalasalai Tamil School is the biggest Tamil school in the state with over 1000 students. This school was officially opened by DR Vijayaletchumi Pandit, former Indian Prime Minister Nehru's sister.

See also

• Tamil population by cities
  Tamil population by cities
  The list below show cities outside the Indian subcontinent with a significant Tamil population.-----External links:* http://www.tamilnation.org/diaspora/index.htm* http://www.yss98.com/02_research/2004/news/disp_ar.php?file=02080000-20040318-0601.htm...