Asanka Nawaratne
Sri Lankan politician, provincial Councillor, and Member of Parliament
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Asanka Samithajeewa Navarathne (born 9 January 1981) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and former Member of Parliament.[1]
9 January 1981
affiliations
Asanka Navarathne | |
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| අසංක නවරත්න அசங்க நவரத்ன | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 2020–2024 | |
| Member of the North Western Provincial Council for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asanka Samithajeewa Navarathne 9 January 1981 Kurunegala |
| Party | Sri Lanka People's Party |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Website | www.slmp.lk |
Nawaratne was born on 9 January 1981.[1] He is leader of the Sri Lanka People's Party.[2][3] He was a member of Kurunegala Divisional Council and the North Western Provincial Council.[4] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Kurunegala District but failed to get elected after coming 17th amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6][7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kurunegala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[11] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 30,758 | Elected | |||
| 2013 provincial[12] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 32,450 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 21,395 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[9] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka People's Party | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 82,779 | Elected | ||
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