Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse (born 6 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councilor, former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024.[1][2][3] He was a member of Ambalantota Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council.[4]
Ajith Rajapakse | |
|---|---|
| අජිත් රාජපක්ෂ அஜித் ராஜபக்ஷ | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 17 May 2022 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjith Siyambalapitiya |
| Succeeded by | Rizvie Salih |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 2024 | |
| Constituency | Hambantota District |
| Member of the Southern Provincial Council | |
| In office 1999–2019 | |
| Constituency | Hambantota District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajith Nishantha Rajapaksa 6 January 1974 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Rajapakse has GCE O/L, A/L qualifications with a Diploma in Politics from National Youth Council.[3] He contested in the 2001 parliamentary election as a candidate of the People's Alliance for the Hambantota District, but failed to get elected.[4] He contested again in the 2015 parliamentary election as a candidate of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the Hambantota District but failed to get elected once again after coming in 5th place amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6][7] He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance in the Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial[11] | Hambantota District | People's Alliance | 12,535 | Elected | |||
| 2001 parliamentary | Hambantota District | People's Alliance | Not elected | ||||
| 2004 provincial[12] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 36,546 | Elected | |||
| 2009 provincial[13] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 47,854 | Elected | |||
| 2014 provincial[14] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 34,591 | Elected | |||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 41,074 | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[9] | Hambantota District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 47,375 | Elected | ||
| 2024 parliamentary [15] | Hambantota District | New Democratic Front | Not elected | ||||
References
edit- ^ "MP Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Parliament". Ada Derana. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka govt nominee Ajith Rajapaksha elected deputy speaker". Economy Next. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Ajith Rajapakse". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1923/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2015. p. 222A. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ "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. 5A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Namal claims top spot in Hambantota preferential votes". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 1999: Southern Province" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 36.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Preferences Hambantota" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Full list of preferential votes". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Out with the old: Seasoned politicians fail to make the cut". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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