Ponnambalam Nagalingam

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Senator
P. Nagalingam
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Member of the Senate of Ceylon
In office
1951–1957
Personal details
Born Tellippalai, British Ceylon
Political party Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Alma mater Ceylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer

Ponnambalam Nagalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of the Senate.

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Early life

Nagalingam was born in Tellippalai, Jaffna District. He was educated at Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai, and Parameswara College, Thirunelveli. He later entered Ceylon Law College. After qualifying as a lawyer Nagalingam practiced law in Tellippalai, Uduvil and Chunnakam.[ citation needed ]

Political career

Nagalingam became involved in politics as a student, joining the Tamil Youth Congress. In the 1940s he joined the leftist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). At the 1947 parliamentary election Nagalingam stood as the LSSP's candidate in Kankesanthurai but was defeated by S. J. V. Chelvanayakam. [1]

Nagalingam was a member of the Senate of Ceylon between 1951 and 1957. At the March 1960 parliamentary election Nagalingam stood as the LSSP's candidate in Uduvil but was defeated by Visvanathan Dharmalingam. [2] He also contested the July 1960 and March 1965 parliamentary elections but each time was defeated by Dharmalingam. [3] [4] Nagalingam was chairman of Chunnakam Town Council in the 1960s.

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References

  1. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
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