Raja Kuhaneswaran (born 15 May 1960; also known as Irasa Kuganeswaran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
R. Kuhaneswaran | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vanni District | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1960 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Kuhaneswaran was born on 15 May 1960.[1] He is a Hindu.[1]
Kuhaneswaran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[2] He was not re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.
Kuhaneswaran contested the 2000 parliamentary election and was re-elected.[3] He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance candidate.[4] He did not contest the 2004 parliamentary election after failing to get nominated.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "MR. RAJAH KUGANESWARAN". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009.
- ^ "General Election 2000 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2010.
- ^ "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "171 candidates vie for six Vanni seats". TamilNet. 24 February 2004.
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