Podiappuhamy H. P. Piyasena (born 3 April 1961) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.
Podiappuhamy Piyasena | |
|---|---|
| පොඩි අප්පුහාම් පියසේන பொடியப்புகாமி பியசேன | |
| Member of Parliament for Ampara District | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1961 |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Early life
editPiyasena was born on 3 April 1961.[1]
Career
editPiyasena was one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Ampara District at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[2] Piyasena was the first Sinhalese to be elected parliament from a Tamil political party (his father is Sinhalese and his mother is Tamil).[3][4]
In September 2010 Piyasena defected to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[5] He was one of the UPFA's candidates in Ampara District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get re-elected after coming eighth amongst the UPFA candidates.[6]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 parliamentary[2] | Ampara District | TNA | 11,139 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | UPFA | 4,901 | Not elected |
References
edit- ^ "Directory of Members: P. Piyasena". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 April 2010). "T.N.A. PERFORMS CREDITABLY IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Chandrapala, Wasantha (18 April 2010). "The 'Sinhalaya' on the TNA ticket". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Arthur Wamanan (12 June 2011). "TNA defector will not join TMVP". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.