Asanka Samithajeewa Navarathne (born 9 January 1981) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
Asanka Navarathne | |
|---|---|
| අසංක නවරත්න அசங்க நவரத்ன | |
 Leader,Secretary-General, Sri Lanka People's Party,Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya | |
| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Member of the North Western Provincial Council for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asanka Samithajeewa Navarathne 9 January 1981 Kurunegala |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Website | www.slmp.lk |
Nawaratne was born on 9 January 1981.[1] He is leader of the Sri Lanka People's Party.[2][3] He was a member of Kurunegala Divisional Council and the North Western Provincial Council.[4] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Kurunegala District but failed to get elected after coming 17th amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6][7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kurunegala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[11] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 30,758 | Elected | |||
| 2013 provincial[12] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 32,450 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 21,395 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[9] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 82,779 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Asanka Navarathna". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Wijayaratne, S. M. (17 July 2020). "'Only the SLPP can build a progressive nation, dignified before the world'". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Whoever is responsible for the bond scam should be punished : Rose Fernando, Katana UNP Organizer". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 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. 319A. 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 31 August 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. 7A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "MR obtains 527,364 preferential votes". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Preferences Kurunegala" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: North Western Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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