Gunapala Rathnasekara
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7 December 1961
affiliationsSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Gunapala Rathnasekara | |
|---|---|
| ගුණපාල රත්නසේකර குணபால ரத்னசேகர | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Constituency | Kurunegala District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara 7 December 1961 |
| Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Krishnadevaraya University |
| Occupation | Academic |
Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara (born 7 December 1961) is a Sri Lankan academic, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Rathnasekara was born on 7 December 1961.[1] He has a BSc degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a MCom degree from the Sri Krishnadevaraya University.[2] He is a senior lecturer in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura's Department of Accounting.[2] He is director of the Kurunegala Sipwin Private Tuition Institute.[3][4] He is a member of Viyathmaga (Path of the Learned), a pro-Rajapaksa, nationalist group of academics, businesspeople and professionals.[5][6]
Rathnasekara 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.[7][8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 141,991 | Elected | ||
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