V. Balachandran | |
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Member of Parliament for Vanni District | |
In office 1994–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 December 1951 |
Political party | Democratic People's Liberation Front |
Other political affiliations | People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Vaithilingam Balachandran (born 18 December 1951) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Balachandran was born on 18 December 1951. [1] He is a Hindu. [1]
Balachandran contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of the Democratic People's Liberation Front's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to Parliament. [2] He contested the 2001 and 2010 parliamentary elections as a DPLF candidate in Vanni District but failed to get elected on each occasion. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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