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

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 District United People's Freedom Alliance 17,146 Elected
2009 provincial[7] Monaragala District United People's Freedom Alliance 44,623 Elected
2014 provincial[8] Monaragala District United People's Freedom Alliance 59,285 Elected
2020 parliamentary[4] Monaragala District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 91,530 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Kumarasiri Rathnayaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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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