Norman Waidyaratna

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Norman James Waidyaratna (born 20 February 1917) was a Ceylonese politician. Former Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the member of parliament for Balapitiya. [1] [2]

He first contested from the Rathgama Electoral District unsuccessfully in the March 1960 parliamentary election, July 1960 parliamentary election and a by election in 1961. However, he successfully contested the 1977 parliamentary election from Balapitiya.

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References

  1. "Going down memory lane". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. "Hon. Waidyaratna, Norman James, M.P." parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 June 2021.