Vino Noharathalingam
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament
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Subramanyam Noharathalingam (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் நோகராதலிங்கம், romanized: Cuppiramaṇiyam Nōkarātaliṅkam; born 7 June 1963), commonly known as Vino Noharathalingam, is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
7 June 1963
Vino Noharathalingam | |
|---|---|
| வினோ நோகராதலிங்கம் සුබ්රමනියම් නොකාරතලිංගම් | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Vanni District |
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Constituency | Vanni District |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Constituency | Vanni District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Subramanyam Noharathalingam 7 June 1963 |
| Party | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Early life
Noharathalingam was born on 7 June 1963.[1]
Career
Noharathalingam contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO)'s candidates in Vanni District and was elected to the Parliament.[2] On 20 October 2001 the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front formed the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).[3][4] Noharathalingam contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District but failed to get re-elected.[5][6][7]
Noharathalingam contested the 2004 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District and was re-elected to Parliament.[8] He was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election.[9][10] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District but failed to get elected after coming 6th amongst the TNA candidates.[11][12][13]
Noharathalingam contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a TNA candidate in Vanni District and was re-elected to Parliament.[14][15][16]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 parliamentary[2] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | 10,959 | Elected | |||
| 2001 parliamentary | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | Not elected | |||
| 2004 parliamentary[8] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 28,252 | Elected | ||
| 2010 parliamentary[17] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 12,120 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[12] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 17,721 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[18] | Vanni District | Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization | Tamil National Alliance | 15,180 | Elected | ||