Weerakumara Dissanayake (Sinhala: වීරකුමාර දිසානායක) (born 10 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). He was deputy minister of Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development from 2010 to 2015.[1] In 2017 he left the National Freedom Front (NFF) to join the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[2]

Political career

In the 2004 General Elections Weerakumara contested the Puttalam Electorate from the United People's Freedom Alliance and was elected. On 2 April 2018, Weerakumara was appointed as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development. [3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Weerakumara Dissanayake
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2004 parliamentary Puttalama District UPFA 50,194 Elected
2010 parliamentary[4] Anuradhapura District UPFA 27,102 Elected
2015 parliamentary[5] Anuradhapura District UPFA 69,489 Elected
2020 parliamentary[6] Anuradhapura District UPFA - Not Elected

References

  1. ^ Jayakody, Rasika (10 October 2010). "JVP using SF 'to cover its political nudity".
  2. ^ "Split In Weerawansa's National Freedom Front: Weerakumara - Piyasiri Wijenaike - PB Kumara Join SLFP". asianmirror.lk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "New State and Deputy Ministers..." Ada derana. 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "General Elections 2010 preferential votes" (PDF). The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 April 2010.
  5. ^ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Full list of preferential votes". News First.
  6. ^ Mudalige, Disna (8 August 2020). "Nearly 1/3 MPs from former Parliament lose their seats: Full list of preferential votes". News First.