Kathirgamathamby Thurairetnasingam (Tamil: கதிர்காமத்தம்பி துரைரத்தினசிங்கம்; 4 January 1941 – 17 May 2021) was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician and Member of Parliament.
K. Thurairetnasingam | |
|---|---|
கே. துரைரத்தினசிங்கம் | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | M. Sivasithamparam |
| Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1941 |
| Died | 17 May 2021 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Early life
editThurairetnasingam was born on 4 January 1941.[1]
Career
editThurairetnasingam was a Divisional Director of Education.[1]
Thurairetnasingam was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2001 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[2] However, in June 2002 he entered Parliament when he was appointed a National List Member of Parliament for the TNA, replacing M. Sivasithamparam who had died on 5 June 2002.[2] He was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[3] Thurairetnasingam did not contest the 2010 parliamentary election for personal reasons.[4]
Thurairetnasingam was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[5] However, after the election he was appointed a TNA National List MP in Parliament.[6][7]
Death
editThurairetnasingam died from COVID-19 on 17 May 2021, aged 80.[8]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 parliamentary | Trincomalee District | TNA | Not elected | |
| 2004 parliamentary[3] | Trincomalee District | TNA | 34,773 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[5] | Trincomalee District | TNA | 14,779 | Not elected |
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: K. Thurairetnasingam". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "New TNA national list MP from Muttur east". TamilNet. 23 June 2002.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ "ITAK submits candidates' list to contest Trincomalee district". TamilNet. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION — 2015 Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1929/04. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "TNA names its national List MPs". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Former MP K. Thurairethnasingham". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.