Shanakiya Rasamanickam
Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament
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Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
20 September 1990
affiliations
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2015)
United People's Freedom Alliance (until 2015)
Shanakiya Rasamanickam | |
|---|---|
| சாணக்கியன் இராசமாணிக்கம் ශානකියා රසමානික්කම් | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Batticaloa District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam 20 September 1990 |
| Party | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance (2020–2024) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2015) United People's Freedom Alliance (until 2015) |
Early life and education
Rasamanickam was born on 20 September 1990.[1] He is the grandson of former MP S. M. Rasamanickam.[2][3] Rasamanickam was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.[3]
Political career
Rasamanickam was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Paddiruppu.[4][5] He was an associate of the Rajapaksa family and extremist Buddhist monk Sumanarathna, and a supporter of paramilitary leader Pillayan.[4] He is currently a member of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.[2]
Rasamanickam contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in the Batticaloa District, but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district.[6][7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10] He was reelected in 2024.[11]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 parliamentary | Batticaloa District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[9] | Batticaloa District | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 33,332 | Elected | ||
| 2024 parliamentary[11] | Batticaloa District | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 65,458 | Elected | |||