Ajith Rajapakse | |
|---|---|
| අජිත් රාජපක්ෂ அஜித் ராஜபக்ஷ | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 17 May 2022 –24 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjith Siyambalapitiya |
| Succeeded by | Rizvie Salih |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 –2024 | |
| Constituency | Hambantota District |
| Member of the Southern Provincial Council | |
| In office 1999–2019 | |
| Constituency | Hambantota District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajith Nishantha Rajapaksa 6 January 1974 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse (born 6 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician,former provincial councilor,former Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. [1] [2] [3] He was a member of Ambalantota Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council. [4]
Rajapakse has GCE O/L,A/L qualifications with a Diploma in Politics from National Youth Council. [3] He contested in the 2001 parliamentary election as a candidate of the People's Alliance for the Hambantota District,but failed to get elected. [4] He contested again in the 2015 parliamentary election as a candidate of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the Hambantota District but failed to get elected once again after coming in 5th place amongst the UPFA candidates. [5] [6] [7] He contested in the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance in the Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [8] [9] [10]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial [11] | Hambantota District | People's Alliance | 12,535 | Elected | |||
| 2001 parliamentary | Hambantota District | People's Alliance | Not elected | ||||
| 2004 provincial [12] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 36,546 | Elected | |||
| 2009 provincial [13] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 47,854 | Elected | |||
| 2014 provincial [14] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 34,591 | Elected | |||
| 2015 parliamentary [6] | Hambantota District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 41,074 | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary [9] | Hambantota District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 47,375 | Elected | ||
| 2024 parliamentary [15] | Hambantota District | New Democratic Front | Not elected | ||||