K. H. Nandasena
Sri Lankan politician (1954–2024)
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Kidagalegama Hethuhamige Nandasena (Sinhala: කේ.එචි. නන්දසේන, Tamil: கே.எச். நந்தசேனா; 20 September 1954 – 4 April 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
20 September 1954
(now Sri Lanka)
K. H. Nandasena | |
|---|---|
| කේ.එචි. නන්දසේන கே.எச். நந்தசேனா | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 4 April 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | M. G. Weerasena |
| Constituency | Anuradhapura District |
| Member of the North Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 1999–2017 | |
| Constituency | Anuradhapura District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kidagalegama Hethuhamige Nandasena 20 September 1954 Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 4 April 2024 (aged 69) Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
| Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Nandasena was born on 20 September 1954.[1] He was a member of Padaviya Divisional Council and the North Central Provincial Council, where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.[2] He was dismissed from his ministerial position in May 2017 after attending a May Day rally hosted by the Joint Opposition.[3][4] He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance for the Anuradhapura District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]
Nandasena died from an unspecified, sudden illness on 4 April 2024, at the age of 69. Prior to his death, he had been receiving medical treatment at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.[8]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial[9] | Anuradhapura District | People's Alliance | 16,247 | Elected | |||
| 2004 provincial[10] | Anuradhapura District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,054 | Elected | |||
| 2008 provincial[11] | Anuradhapura District | United People's Freedom Alliance | Elected | ||||
| 2012 provincial[12] | Anuradhapura District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,324 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[6] | Anuradhapura District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 53,618 | Elected | ||
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