Kumarasiri Rathnayake
Sri Lankan politician
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Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Kumarasiri Rathnayake (born 15 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan teacher, politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Kumarasiri Rathnayake | |
|---|---|
| කුමාරසිරි රත්නායක குமாரசிறி ரத்நாயக்க | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Monaragala District |
| Member of the Uva Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Constituency | Monaragala District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1967 |
| Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| University of Ruhuna | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Rathnayake was born on 15 January 1967.[1] He has a BSc degree from the University of Ruhuna.[2] He is a teacher.[2]
Rathnayake was a member of Monaragala Divisional Council and Uva Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio for two terms.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 provincial[6] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,146 | Elected | |||
| 2009 provincial[7] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 44,623 | Elected | |||
| 2014 provincial[8] | Monaragala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 59,285 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[4] | Monaragala District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 91,530 | Elected | ||
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