T. Kalaiarasan
Sri Lankan politician
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Thavarasa Kalaiarasan (Tamil: தவராசா கலையரசன்; born 16 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
T. Kalaiarasan | |
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| த. கலையரசன் තවරාසා කලයියරසන් | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Constituency | Ampara District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thavarasa Kalaiarasan 16 April 1970 |
| Party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
Other party | Tamil National Alliance |
Kalaiarasan was born on 16 April 1970.[1] He is a member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.[2] He was chairman of Navithanveli Divisional Council.[2][3]
Kalaiarasan contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) electoral alliance's candidates in Ampara District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[4] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming 2nd amongst the TNA candidates.[5][6][7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district.[8][9] However, following the election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the TNA.[10][11][12]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 provincial[13] | Ampara District | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 12,122 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 14,723 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary | Ampara District | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | Not elected | |||