Ratnasabapathy Sri Pathmanathan (died 5 May 1943) was a Ceylon Tamil barrister-at-law, politician and member of the State Council of Ceylon.[1]
R. Sri Pathmanathan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the State Council of Ceylon | |
| In office 1936–1943 | |
| Preceded by | S. M. Anantham |
| Succeeded by | J. I. Gnanamuttu |
| Constituency | Mannar-Mullaitivu |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 May 1943 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Sri Pathmanathan was the nephew of P. Ramanathan and P. Arunachalam.[2] He had a MA degree from the University of Oxford.[2]
Sri Pathmanathan contested the 1934 State Council by-election in Point Pedro but was defeated by G. G. Ponnambalam.[3][4] He contested the 1936 State Council election as a candidate in Mannar-Mullaitivu and was elected to the State Council of Ceylon.[5][6][7] He died whilst still in office on 5 May 1943.[5] His position on the Council was taken by Gnanamuthu Isaac, at the subsequent by-election on 28 August.
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 state council (by)[3] | Point Pedro | 2,032 | Not elected |
| 1936 state council[5] | Mannar-Mullaitivu | Elected |
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Sri Pathmanathan, Ratnasabapathy, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr. R. S. Pathmanathan Entertained by Ceylon Tamil Community". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 5 January 1937. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b Sri Kantha, Sachi; Sachi, Siva (8 October 2002). "G. G. Ponnambalam (1902-1977): His Power and Plight as a Tamil Leader: A Centenary Appraisal". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (22 September 2001). "Chapter 7: State Councils - elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Hong Kong: Asia Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Goonetilleke, T. V. (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Library of the National State Assembly. p. 152.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. (29 September 2001). "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Hong Kong: Asia Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ The Ceylon Blue Book. Colombo: Government Printer. 1938. p. 32.