D. B. Monnekulama

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M. S. B. T. B. Dharmasena Bandara Monnekulama was a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and Road Transport (1956-1959) and was a Member of Parliament from the Kurunegala.

A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, he first contested successfully in the 1956 general elections from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Kurunegala electorate and was elected to the House of Representatives defeating Dingiri Bandara Welagedara from the United National Party. He was then appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Nationalised Services and served until 1959. He was re-elected in the 1960 March general elections and 1960 July general elections, but was resigned on 20 December 1960 when he was found guilty by the Bribery Commission. He unsuccessfully contested the 1965 general elections and the 1977 general elections as an independent candidate from the Kurunegala electorate having been defeated by Dingiri Bandara Welagedara. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Herath, Dharmaratne. "Fifty second death anniversary of SWRD Bandaranaike today S W R D Bandaranaike and Mahinda Rajapaksa - their contributions". Dialy News. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Wickramasinghe, Wimal. "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention of Parliament". Island. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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