M. Thilakarajah
Hon. M. Thilakarajah MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 August 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 50) |
Political party | National Union of Workers |
Alma mater | University of Colombo |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Mylvaganam Thilakarajah (born 29 September 1973) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Thilakarajah was born on 29 September 1973.[1] He was educated at Highlands College, Hatton and St. Theresa's Girls College, Kilinochchi.[2] After school he joined the University of Colombo, graduating with a B.Com. degree.[2] He also holds a diploma in journalism from the university and is currently[when?] studying for a LL.B. from the Open University of Sri Lanka.[2]
Career
Thilakarajah is general-secretary of the Workers' Nation Front and deputy general-secretary of the National Union of Workers.[2]
Thilakarajah was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's (UNFGG) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3][4][5]
Electoral history
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result |
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2015 parliamentary[6] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Union of Workers | United National Front for Good Governance | 67,761 | Elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Mylvaganam Thilakarajah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b c d "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- ^ "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. 1928/03. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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