Nimal Piyatissa
Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa (born 5 January 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Nimal Piyatissa | |
|---|---|
| නිමල් පියතිස්ස நிமல் பியதிஸ்ஸ | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Bonus Seat |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa 5 January 1968 |
| Political party | National Freedom Front (since 2008) Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (before 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Supreme Lanka Coalition (since 2022) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2022) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019) |
Piyatissa was born on 5 January 1968.[1] He was previously a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna but is currently a member of the National Freedom Front.[2][3]
Piyatissa was a member of Walapane Divisional Council and the Central Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[4][5][6]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial[7] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 205 | Not elected | |||
| 2004 provincial[8] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,111 | Elected | ||
| 2009 provincial[9] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 19,961 | Elected | ||
| 2013 provincial[10][11] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,109 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[5] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 51,225 | Elected | ||
References
- "Directory of Members: Nimal Piyathissa". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Six NFF members to enter Parliament". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 18 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. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Nuwara Eliya District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Results of Provincial Council Elections 1999: Central Province" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. p. 3.
- "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- "Preferences Nuwara Eliya" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Wimal given a bonus". Sri Lanka Mirror. Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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