Samantha Ranasinghe
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Sri Lankan politician
Preceded byKosala Jayaweera
BornRatnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe
Samantha Ranasinghe | |
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| සමන්ත රණසිංහ சமந்தா ரணசிங்க | |
| Member of Parliament for Kegalle District | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kosala Jayaweera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe |
| Party | National People's Power |
Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Samantha Ranasinghe is a Sri Lankan politician. He contested the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and was elected to the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Kegalle Electoral District as a member of the National People's Power, replacing Kosala Jayaweera, who died on 6 April 2025.[1][2][3]
His appointment was confirmed by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka on 8 April 2025[4][5] and was sworn in on 8 May 2025.[6][7]
- ↑ "NPP MP Kosala Nuwan passes away". www.adaderana.lk. 6 April 2025. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ Perera, Yohan (8 April 2025). "Samantha Ranasinghe to Parliament in place of Kosala Jayaweera". www.dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Samantha Ranasinghe to fill Kosala Nuwan's MP seat". www.adaderana.lk. 9 April 2025. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "The Gazette Extraordinary No. 2431/11 of 8 April 2025: Government Notifications – Filling of a vacancy under Paragraph 13(b) of Article 99 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" (PDF). www.documents.gov.lk. 8 April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ "Filling of a vacancy under Section (b) of paragraph (13) of Article 99 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. 9 April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Samantha Ranasinghe takes oath as MP". www.adaderana.lk. 8 May 2025. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Parliament of Sri Lanka – R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe". www.parliament.lk. 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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