Mordi Bimol

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Mordi Bimol
MP
Yang Berhormat Tuan Mordi Bimol MP
	Mordi giving a speech
Vice Chairman of the ; Democratic Action Party of Sarawak
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 November 2018 Serving with Wong King Wei (2018–2020) ; Oscar Ling Chai Yew (2021-present)
Chairman	Chong Chieng Jen
Preceded by	Leon Jimat Donald; David Wong Kee Woan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Mas Gading
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Anthony Nogeh Gumbek ; (BN–PDP)
Majority	3,024 (2018) ; 5,840 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Mordi anak Bimol; 20 January 1985 (age 39); Bau, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2011–present)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2011–2015); Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present)
Spouse	Gracella Santianna Yong (m. 2019)
Parent(s)	Francis Bimol Chakravarty; Cathern Labis Basen
Residence(s)	Bau, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Occupation	Politician

Mordi anak Bimol (born 20 January 1985)^[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mas Gading since May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He has also served as the Vice Chairman of DAP of Sarawak since November 2018 and Chairman of DAP of Tasik Biru. In addition, he served as the special assistant to Stampin MP and former Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong Chieng Jen.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is Bidayuh from Sarawak.

Early life and education

Mordi completed his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Kawa (Batu Kawa National Secondary School).^[1] He later completed his tertiary education at University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS), graduating with a degree in aquatic science in 2008.^[5]^[6]^[4] Mordi worked as a reporter for The Borneo Post's sister publication Utusan Borneo for a brief period.^[7]

Political career

Mordi began his political career when he joined the DAP in 2011.^[6] He has served as special assistant to DAP vice chairman and Sarawak state liaison committee chairman Chong Chieng Jen ever since.^[4]

In May 2013, Mordi contested in his first election after being selected as the DAP candidate to contest in a four-cornered fight for the Mas Gading federal seat during the 13th Malaysian general election. Whilst campaigning, Mordi was rushed to hospital in Bau after experiencing some difficulty in breathing and chest pain.^[4] He eventually finished third in the polls.^[8]

In November 2015, Mordi was elected into the 15-member DAP Sarawak state liaison committee.^[2]

In April 2016, Mordi was announced as DAP's candidate to contest for the Tasik Biru state seat in the 11th Sarawak state election by Chong during the launch of the party's new operations centre.^[9] However, Mordi was unsuccessful in his challenge against his opponent from the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).

On 10 May 2018, Mordi was elected as an MP following the results of the historic 14th Malaysian general election.^[8]^[10] His victory was considered a surprise as in doing so, he managed to defeat the incumbent, Anthony Nogeh Gumbek, who was touted as a heavyweight as the then-caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry of Malaysia.^[7] Later in November 2018, Mordi was elected as vice chairman of DAP's Sarawak state liaison committee alongside Padungan assemblyman (MLA) Wong King Wei.^[11]^[2]^[12]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P192 Mas Gading	Mordi Bimol (DAP)	5,293	26.30%	Anthony Nogeh Gumbek (PDP)	8,265	41.06%	20,384	2,156	79.10%
					Tiki Lafe (IND)	6,109	30.35%
					Patrick Uren (STAR)	462	2.30%
2018		Mordi Bimol (DAP)	12,771	56.71%	Anthony Nogeh Gumbek (PDP)	9,747	43.29%	22,822	3,024	77.06%
2022		Mordi Bimol (DAP)	17,274	55.05%	Lidang Disen (PDP)	11,794	37.59%	31,379	5,480	66.52%
2022		Mordi Bimol (DAP)	17,274	55.05%	Ryan Sim Min Leong (PBK)	2,311	7.36%	31,379	5,480	66.52%