Nimal Piyatissa
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ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
ConstituencyBonus Seat
ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
BornOpanayake Nimal Piyatissa
5 January 1968
5 January 1968
Nimal Piyatissa | |
|---|---|
| නිමල් පියතිස්ස நிமல் பியதிஸ்ஸ | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Bonus Seat |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa 5 January 1968 |
| Party | National Freedom Front (since 2008) Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (before 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Supreme Lanka Coalition (since 2022) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2022) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019) |
Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa (born 5 January 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Piyatissa was born on 5 January 1968.[1] He was previously a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna but is currently a member of the National Freedom Front.[2][3]
Piyatissa was a member of Walapane Divisional Council and the Central Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[4][5][6]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial[7] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 205 | Not elected | |||
| 2004 provincial[8] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,111 | Elected | ||
| 2009 provincial[9] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 19,961 | Elected | ||
| 2013 provincial[10][11] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,109 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[5] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 51,225 | Elected | ||
