Sirimevan Godage

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Sirimevan Godage (?? - 1962) was a Ceylonese politician. He was a member of parliament in 1956 to 1962 from Anuradhapura [1] [2]

A former office assistant, Godage contested the 1956 general election from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Anuradhapura and won against the incumbent and Cabinet Minister of Lands and Land Development P. B. Bulankulame Dissawa. He was re-elected in the March 1960 general election and July 1960 general election, holding office till his death in 1962. K. B. Ratnayake succeeded his seat. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hon. Godage, Sirimevan, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Parliament of Sri Lanka (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 53.
  3. ↑ "RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 20/07/1960" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Department of Elections of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ↑ ARAMPOLA, Karunaratne. "K. B. Ratnayake - gentleman-politician par excellence". Daily News. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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