S. Kajendran
Sri Lankan Tamil politician
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Selvarajah Kajendran (Tamil: செல்வராசா கஜேந்திரன்; born 29 October 1974) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and a Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka.
S. Kajendran | |
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| செல்வராசா கஜேந்திரன் සෙල්වරාසා ගජේන්ද්රන් | |
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| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1974 |
| Party | Tamil National People's Front |
Early life
Career
Kajendran was selected by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Jaffna District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[3] He was elected and entered Parliament.[4] In March 2010 Kajendran, along with fellow TNA MPs Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and Pathmini Sithamparanathan, left the TNA and formed the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF).[5][6]
Kajendran contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[7][8] In February 2011 Kajendran became general secretary of the TNPF.[9] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but again the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[10][11]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2004 parliamentary[4] | Jaffna District | TNA | 112,077 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2015 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2020 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected |
