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- ↑ "WIJAYA DAHANAYAKE". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mr. Wijaya Dahanayake Hon. Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs". www.pubad.gov.lk. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ Hon. Deputy Minister
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