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M. Rameshwaran

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Hon.
M. Rameshwaran
MP
எம். ராமேஸ்வரன்
මරුදපාණ්ඩි රාමේෂ්වරන්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
Member of the Central Provincial Council
In office
2009–2018
ConstituencyNuwara Eliya District
Personal details
Born (1976-12-26) 26 December 1976 (age 48)
Political partyCeylon Workers' Congress
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Marudapandy Rameshwaran (born 26 December 1976) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]

Rameshwaran was born on 26 December 1976.[1] He was treasurer and deputy president of the Ceylon Workers' Congress.[2] He was a member of the Central Provincial Council and held several provincial ministerial portfolios.[2] He was arrested in December 2017 in connection with an assault on a National Union of Workers supporter at a funeral in Maskeliya and later released on bail.[3][4][5]

Rameshwaran contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[6][7][8]

Electoral history of M. Rameshwaran
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2009 provincial[9] Nuwara Eliya District Ceylon Workers' Congress United People's Freedom Alliance 21,544 Elected
2013 provincial[10] Nuwara Eliya District Ceylon Workers' Congress United People's Freedom Alliance 44,495 Elected
2020 parliamentary[7] Nuwara Eliya District Ceylon Workers' Congress Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 57,167 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Marudapandy Rameshwaran". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ Rajapakse, Ranjith (12 December 2017). "Alleged attack on NUW supporter: Court orders arrest of Thondaman's son". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kuruluwansa, Asela (12 December 2017). "Assault suspects granted bail". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Ccentral Province Minister M Rameshwaran arrested". Hiru News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Nuwara Eliya District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Preferences Nuwara Eliya" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  10. ^ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.


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