M. Udayakumar

Palani Elilan Mylvaganam Udayakumar (born 28 September 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.
M. Udayakumar
MP
பழனி எலிலன் மயில்வாகனம் உதயகுமார்
පලනි එලිලන් මයිල්වාගනම් උදයකුමාර්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
Member of the Central Provincial Council
In office
2009–2018
ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
Personal details
Born (1967-09-28) 28 September 1967
Political partyNational Union of Workers
Other political
affiliations		Tamil Progressive Alliance

Udayakumar was born on 28 September 1967.[1] He has a degree in management.[2] He was previously deputy leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress but is currently a member of the National Union of Workers.[3][4]

Udayakumar was a member of the Central Provincial Council.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]

Electoral history of M. Udayakumar
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2009 provincial[8]Nuwara Eliya DistrictUnited National Party32,409Elected
2013 provincial[9]Nuwara Eliya DistrictCeylon Workers' CongressUnited People's Freedom Alliance43,543Elected
2020 parliamentary[6]Nuwara Eliya DistrictNational Union of WorkersSamagi Jana Balawegaya68,119Elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: M. Udayakumar". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. Farisz, Hafeel (25 December 2014). "CWC Deputy Leader to go with Maithri". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Tamil Progressive Alliance To Strengthen the Hands Sajit Premadasa". Asian Tribune. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "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. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Nuwara Eliya District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. "Preferences Nuwara Eliya" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  9. "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.


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