Shanakiya Rasamanickam | |
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சாணக்கியன் இராசமாணிக்கம் ශානකියා රසමානික්කම් | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Batticaloa District |
Personal details | |
Born | Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam 20 September 1990 |
Political party | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance (2020–2024) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2015) United People's Freedom Alliance (until 2015) |
Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
He is the grandson of former MP S. M. Rasamanickam. [2] [3] Rasamanickam was educated at Trinity College,Kandy. [3]
Rasamanickam was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Paddiruppu. [4] [5] He was an associate of the Rajapaksa family and extremist Buddhist monk Sumanarathna,and a supporter of paramilitary leader Pillayan. [4] He is currently a member of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi. [2]
Rasamanickam contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in the Batticaloa District,but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district. [6] [7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [8] [9] [10] He was reelected in 2024. [11]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2015 parliamentary | Batticaloa District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | Not elected | |||
2020 parliamentary [9] | Batticaloa District | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 33,332 | Elected | ||
2024 parliamentary [11] | Batticaloa District | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 65,458 | Elected |