L. H. Sudath Manjula (born 10 December 1972) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Sudath Manjula
සුදත් මංජුල
சுதத் மஞ்சுளா
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyKegalle District
Personal details
Born (1972-12-10) 10 December 1972 (age 51)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Manjula was born on 10 December 1972.[1] He was educated at Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya.[2]

Manjula was a member of Ruwanwella Divisional Council.[2] He was arrested in December 2013 over an alleged assault of a Department of Archaeology employee.[3][4] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kegalle District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]

Electoral history of Sudath Manjula
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[6] Kegalle District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 45,970 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Sudath Manjula". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ Kumara, Rohan (23 December 2013). "PS Chairman assaults archaeology officer". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Kataragama PS Chairman assaults a woman - A victim makes a complaint". Hiru News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "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. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Kegalle District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.