Palani Elilan Mylvaganam Udayakumar (born 28 September 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
M. Udayakumar | |
|---|---|
| பழனி எலிலன் மயில்வாகனம் உதயகுமார் පලනි එලිලන් මයිල්වාගනම් උදයකුමාර් | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1967 |
| Political party | National Union of Workers |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
Udayakumar was born on 28 September 1967.[1] He has a degree in management.[2] He was previously deputy leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress but is currently a member of the National Union of Workers.[3][4]
Udayakumar was a member of the Central Provincial Council.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[8] | Nuwara Eliya District | United National Party | 32,409 | Elected | |||
| 2013 provincial[9] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 43,543 | Elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[6] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 68,119 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: M. Udayakumar". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Farisz, Hafeel (25 December 2014). "CWC Deputy Leader to go with Maithri". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance To Strengthen the Hands Sajit Premadasa". Asian Tribune. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 18 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. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Nuwara Eliya District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Preferences Nuwara Eliya" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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