Manjula Dissanayake | |
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මංජුල දිසානායක மஞ்சுளா திசாநாயக்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | National List |
Member of the North Western Provincial Council | |
In office 2009–2018 | |
Constituency | Kurunegala District |
Personal details | |
Born | Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake 27 January 1967 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake (born 27 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician,former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. [1]
Dissanayake was born on 27 January 1967. [1] She is the widow of former government minister Salinda Dissanayake. [2] [3] She served as her husband's private secretary. [4] [5] She was a member of the North Western Provincial Council. [2] Following the 2020 parliamentary election she was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. [6] [7] [8]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2009 provincial [9] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 47,543 | Elected | |||
2013 provincial [10] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 37,939 | Elected |
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