Kins Nelson | |
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කින්ස් නෙල්සන් கின்ஸ் நெல்சன் | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
Member of the North Central Provincial Council | |
In office 2004–2017 | |
Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
Personal details | |
Born | Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson 29 October 1973 |
Political party | United National Party |
Other political affiliations | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (born 29 October 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician,former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. [1]
Nelson was born on 29 October 1973. [1] He is the son of former government minister H. G. P. Nelson and brother in law of General Shavendra Silva. [2] He was a member of the North Central Provincial Council. [2] He defected to the government in December 2014 to support United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election. [3] [4]
Nelson contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Polonnaruwa District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates. [5] [6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [7] [8] [9]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2004 provincial [10] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 21,100 | Elected | |||
2008 provincial [11] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Elected | ||||
2012 provincial [12] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 34,341 | Elected | |||
2015 parliamentary [6] | Polonnaruwa District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 52,231 | Not elected | |||
2020 parliamentary [8] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 22,392 | Elected |
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