Marudapandy Rameshwaran (born 26 December 1976) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
M. Rameshwaran | |
|---|---|
| எம். ராமேஸ்வரன் මරුදපාණ්ඩි රාමේෂ්වරන් | |
| 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 | 26 December 1976 |
| Political party | Ceylon Workers' Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Rameshwaran was born on 26 December 1976.[1] He was treasurer and deputy president of the Ceylon Workers' Congress.[2] He was a member of the Central Provincial Council and held several provincial ministerial portfolios.[2] He was arrested in December 2017 in connection with an assault on a National Union of Workers supporter at a funeral in Maskeliya and later released on bail.[3][4][5]
Rameshwaran contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[6][7][8]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[9] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 21,544 | Elected | ||
| 2013 provincial[10] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 44,495 | Elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[7] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 57,167 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Marudapandy Rameshwaran". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Rajapakse, Ranjith (12 December 2017). "Alleged attack on NUW supporter: Court orders arrest of Thondaman's son". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Kuruluwansa, Asela (12 December 2017). "Assault suspects granted bail". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Ccentral Province Minister M Rameshwaran arrested". Hiru News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 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 13 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Preferences Nuwara Eliya" (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: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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