Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (born 29 October 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
Kins Nelson | |
|---|---|
| කින්ස් නෙල්සන් கின்ஸ் நெல்சன் | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
| Member of the North Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson 29 October 1973 |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
Nelson was born on 29 October 1973.[1] He is the son of former government minister H. G. P. Nelson and brother in law of General Shavendra Silva.[2] He was a member of the North Central Provincial Council.[2] He defected to the government in December 2014 to support United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election.[3][4]
Nelson contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Polonnaruwa District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 provincial[10] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 21,100 | Elected | |||
| 2008 provincial[11] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Elected | ||||
| 2012 provincial[12] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 34,341 | Elected | |||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Polonnaruwa District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 52,231 | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 22,392 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Kins Nelson". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "NCPC Opp. Leader backs MR". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Jamaldeen, Naalir (28 December 2014). "President's victory cannot be prevented - Kins Nelson". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 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. 391A. 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 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 3" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 8A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Maithripala tops Polonnaruwa". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1564/17. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 August 2008. p. 2A. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Preferential votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.