Gunapala Rathnasekara | |
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ගුණපාල රත්නසේකර குணபால ரத்னசேகர | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Kurunegala District |
Personal details | |
Born | Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara 7 December 1961 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Krishnadevaraya University |
Occupation | Academic |
Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara (born 7 December 1961) is a Sri Lankan academic,politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
Rathnasekara was born on 7 December 1961. [1] He has a BSc degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a MCom degree from the Sri Krishnadevaraya University. [2] He is a senior lecturer in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura's Department of Accounting. [2] He is director of the Kurunegala Sipwin Private Tuition Institute. [3] [4] He is a member of Viyathmaga (Path of the Learned),a pro-Rajapaksa,nationalist group of academics,businesspeople and professionals. [5] [6]
Rathnasekara contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kurunegala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [7] [8] [9]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2020 parliamentary [8] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 141,991 | Elected |
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