Kumarasiri Rathnayake

Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Kumarasiri Rathnayake (born 15 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan teacher, politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.
Kumarasiri Rathnayake
MP
කුමාරසිරි රත්නායක
குமாரசிறி ரத்நாயக்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyMonaragala District
Member of the Uva Provincial Council
In office
2004–2019
ConstituencyMonaragala District
Personal details
Born (1967-01-15) 15 January 1967
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Ruhuna
OccupationTeacher

Rathnayake was born on 15 January 1967.[1] He has a BSc degree from the University of Ruhuna.[2] He is a teacher.[2]

Rathnayake was a member of Monaragala Divisional Council and Uva Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio for two terms.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]

Electoral history of Kumarasiri Rathnayake
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 provincial[6]Monaragala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance17,146Elected
2009 provincial[7]Monaragala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance44,623Elected
2014 provincial[8]Monaragala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance59,285Elected
2020 parliamentary[4]Monaragala DistrictSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance91,530Elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Kumarasiri Rathnayaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Shasheendra leads Monaragala District". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
  7. "Preferences Moneragala" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  8. Dalima, Bella (21 September 2014). "Preferential voting results for Monaragala District released". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.


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