Kasthuriraani d/o Patto (Tamil: கஸ்தூரி பட்டு, romanized: Kastūri paṭṭu; born 9 August 1979)[1] is a Malaysian politician[2] who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan from May 2013 to November 2022.
She won over 78 percent of the votes in a four-cornered fight with B. Jayanthi Devi of Barisan Nasional, Jay Kumar of PAS and Ooi Khar Giap of the Penang Front Party.
[8] In July 2022, she hit out at Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon for not to reprimanding Umno MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman who allegedly uttered profanities in the lower house, warning that it set a dangerous precedent, when Rashid ejected her over her complaint but allowed Tajuddin to remain.
[9] In Nov 2022, Kasthuri announced that she had decided not to defend her parliamentary seat and was succeeded by Chow Kon Yeow, the Chief Minister of Penang.
Her late father was a senior DAP politician who served as MP for Menglembu (1978-82), Ipoh (1986-90) and Bagan (1995), as well as Gopeng and Sungai Pari assemblyman.