U. P. Y. Jinadasa

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Udagama Pahala Yamanelegedera Jinadasa (born 26 November 1911) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the member of Parliament of Sri Lanka from Kundasale representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. [1] [2] He was defeated in the same electoral district in the 1965 general election and the 1977 general election.

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References

  1. "Hon. Jinadasa, Udagama Pahala Yamanelegedera, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. Parliament of Sri Lanka (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 78.