R. Kuhaneswaran

Raja Kuhaneswaran (born 15 May 1960; also known as Irasa Kuganeswaran) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Hon.
R. Kuhaneswaran
MP
Member of Parliament
for Vanni District
In office
1989–1994
In office
2000–2004
Personal details
Born (1960-05-15) 15 May 1960
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyTamil Eelam Liberation Organization
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance

Kuhaneswaran was born on 15 May 1960.[1] He is a Hindu.[1]

Kuhaneswaran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament.[2] He was not re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.

Kuhaneswaran contested the 2000 parliamentary election and was re-elected.[3] He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance candidate.[4] He did not contest the 2004 parliamentary election after failing to get nominated.[5]

References
  1. "MR. RAJAH KUGANESWARAN". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009.
  3. "General Election 2000 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2010.
  4. "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  5. "171 candidates vie for six Vanni seats". TamilNet. 24 February 2004.


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