Weerasumana Weerasinghe | |
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වීරසුමන වීරසිංහ வீரசுமன வீரசிங்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Matara District |
Member of the Southern Provincial Council | |
In office 2004–2019 | |
Constituency | Matara District |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 November 1975 |
Political party | Communist Party of Sri Lanka |
Other political affiliations | Sarvajana Balaya (Present) Freedom People's Alliance (2023 - 2024) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2023) |
Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe (born 17 November 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician,former provincial minister and Member of Parliament. [1]
Weerasinghe was born on 17 November 1975. [1] He was educated at St. Thomas' College,Matara. [2] He is a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. [3] [4]
Weerasinghe was a member of Kotagala Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio. [2] He was dismissed from his ministerial position in September 2017 for voting against the proposed 20th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [7] [8] [9]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2004 provincial [10] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 22,095 | Elected | ||
2009 provincial [11] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 31,495 | Elected | ||
2014 provincial [12] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | United People's Freedom Alliance | 29,326 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [8] | Matara District | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 77,968 | Elected |
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