Kumarasiri Rathnayake
Kumarasiri Rathnayake | |
|---|---|
| කුමාරසිරි රත්නායක குமாரசிறி ரத்நாயக்க | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Monaragala District |
| Member of the Uva Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Constituency | Monaragala District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1967 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Ruhuna |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Kumarasiri Rathnayake (born 15 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan teacher, politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Rathnayake was born on 15 January 1967.[1] He has a BSc degree from the University of Ruhuna.[2] He is a teacher.[2]
Rathnayake was a member of Monaragala Divisional Council and Uva Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio for two terms.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 provincial[6] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,146 | Elected | |||
| 2009 provincial[7] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 44,623 | Elected | |||
| 2014 provincial[8] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 59,285 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[4] | Monaragala District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 91,530 | Elected | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Kumarasiri Rathnayaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Shasheendra leads Monaragala District". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Preferences Moneragala" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ Dalima, Bella (21 September 2014). "Preferential voting results for Monaragala District released". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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