A. Aravind Kumar

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Uva Provincial Council for Badulla District
In office
2004–2014
Personal details
Born (1954-11-17) 17 November 1954 (age 69)
Political partyUp-Country People's Front
Other political
affiliations		Tamil Progressive Alliance
OccupationTrade unionist
EthnicityIndian Tamil
Websitehttp://www.aravindfoundation.com/

Arunchalam Aravind Kumar (Tamil: அருணாசலம் அரவிந்தகுமார்; born 17 November 1954) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Aravind Kumar was born on 17 November 1954.[1] He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Gampola and St. Anthony's College, Katugastota.[2]

Career

Aravind Kumar is a member of the Up-Country People's Front (UCPF) and served as its finance secretary.[3][4] He was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Tamil Progressive Alliance in June 2015.[5]

Aravind Kumar contested the

2009 provincial council election.[7]

Aravind Kumar contested the

Parliament.[10][11][12][13][14]

Electoral history

Electoral history of A. Aravind Kumar
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 provincial[6]
 Badulla District UCPF 5,059 Elected
2009 provincial[7]
 Badulla District UCPF 7,863 Elected
2010 parliamentary Badulla District UCPF Not elected
2015 parliamentary[15] Badulla District UCPF
UNFGG
 53,741 Elected
2020 parliamentary Badulla District UCPF SJB 45,491 Elected

References

  1. ^ "Directory of Members: A. Aravindh Kumar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Rathakrishnan elected as Leader of Upcountry People's Front". Tamil Diplomat. 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ Kithsiri, Piyal (20 March 2013). "Nearly 3,000 estate workers denied EPF and ETF". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance elects working committee". Eye Sri Lanka. 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Preferences Badulla" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  8. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1643/07. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Badulla District". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
  10. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1928/03. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  11. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
    . 19 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
  13. ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  15. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
    .
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