Kalyanaratne Hemachandra

Kalyanaratne Hemachandra (died 6 July 1962) was a Ceylonese planter, merchant and politician.

In January 1948 he was elected as one of the inaugural members of the Talawakelle - Lindula Urban Council, a position he retained until his death in 1962.

At the 3rd parliamentary elections, held on 5 April 1956, Hemachandra ran as the United National Party candidate in the Talawakelle electorate. He received 1,720 votes (52% of the total vote) defeating the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, Edmund Wanigasekera, by 160 votes.