Udayakantha Gunathilaka
Udayakantha Gunathilaka | |
|---|---|
| උදයකාන්ත ගුණතිලක உதயகாந்த குணதிலகே | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Kegalle District |
| Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Constituency | Kegalle District |
| In office 1999–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koswatta Ralalage Udayakantha Gunathilaka 3 May 1965 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Koswatta Ralalage Udayakantha Gunathilaka (born 3 May 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
Gunathilaka was born on 3 May 1965.[1] He was a member of Warakapola Divisional Council and the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kegalle District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial[6] | Kegalle District | People's Alliance | 20,347 | Elected | |||
| 2004 provincial[7] | Kegalle District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 20,419 | Elected | |||
| 2008 provincial | Kegalle District | United People's Freedom Alliance | Not elected | ||||
| 2012 provincial[8] | Kegalle District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 21,490 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[4] | Kegalle District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 46,628 | Elected | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Udayakantha Gunathilaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "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. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Kegalle District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 1999: Sabaragamuwa Province" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 16.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Prefererential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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