Weerasumana Weerasinghe
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Weerasumana Weerasinghe | |
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| වීරසුමන වීරසිංහ வீரசுமன வீரசிங்க | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Matara District |
| Member of the Southern Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Constituency | Matara District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1975 |
| Party | Communist Party of Sri Lanka |
| Other political affiliations | Sarvajana Balaya (Present) Freedom People's Alliance (2023 - 2024) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2023) |
Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe (born 17 November 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Weerasinghe was born on 17 November 1975.[1] He was educated at St. Thomas' College, Matara.[2] He is a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka.[3][4]
Weerasinghe was a member of Kotapola Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.[2] He was dismissed from his ministerial position in September 2017 for voting against the proposed 20th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Matara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 provincial[10] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 22,095 | Elected | ||
| 2009 provincial[11] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 31,495 | Elected | ||
| 2014 provincial[12] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 29,326 | Elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 77,968 | Elected | ||
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