E. B. Dimbulane | |
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Member of Parliament for Alutnuwara | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Preceded by | J. A. Rambukpota |
Succeeded by | K. D. Goonaratne |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Bernard Dimbulane |
Nationality | Ceylonese |
Political party | United National Party |
Edmund Bernard Dimbulane was a Ceylonese politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
In March 1955,the sitting member for Alutnuwara electoral district,J. A. Rambukpota,died. At the subsequent by-election,held on 28 May 1955,Dimbulane ran as the United National Party candidate. He polled 5,921 votes (58% of the total vote) and 3,114 votes clear of his nearest rival from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. [3] [4]
He contested the 3rd parliamentary election,held from 5 to 10 April 1956,but was unable to retain his seat,losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate K. D. Goonaratne,by 2,448 votes. [5]
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