Nimal Piyatissa | |
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නිමල් පියතිස්ස நிமல் பியதிஸ்ஸ | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Constituency | Bonus Seat |
Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
In office 2004–2013 | |
Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
Personal details | |
Born | Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa 5 January 1968 |
Political party | National Freedom Front (since 2008) Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (before 2008) |
Other political affiliations | Supreme Lanka Coalition (since 2022) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2022) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019) |
Opanayake Nimal Piyatissa (born 5 January 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician,former provincial minister and Member of Parliament. [1]
Piyatissa was born on 5 January 1968. [1] He was previously a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna but is currently a member of the National Freedom Front. [2] [3]
Piyatissa was a member of Walapane Divisional Council and the Central Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio. [2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [4] [5] [6]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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1999 provincial [7] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 205 | Not elected | |||
2004 provincial [8] | Nuwara Eliya District | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,111 | Elected | ||
2009 provincial [9] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 19,961 | Elected | ||
2013 provincial [10] [11] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,109 | Not elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [5] | Nuwara Eliya District | National Freedom Front | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 51,225 | Elected |
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