Kapila Athukorala
Kapila Athukorala | |
|---|---|
| කපිල අතුකොරල கபில அத்துகோரள | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Trincomalee District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Athukoralalage Pelawatthe Kapila Nuwan Athukorala |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Athukoralalage Pelawatthe Kapila Nuwan Athukorala is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Athukorala contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates.[2][3][4] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 parliamentary[3] | Trincomalee District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 14,242 | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[6] | Trincomalee District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 30,056 | Elected | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Directory of Members: Kapila Athukorala". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1923/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2015. p. 308A. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 7A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Trincomalee District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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