Ajith Rajapakse | |
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අජිත් රාජපක්ෂ அஜித் ராஜபக்ஷ | |
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 17 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ranjith Siyambalapitiya |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
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,Member of Parliament and current Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [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 | ||
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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 |
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