Kins Nelson

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North Central Provincial Council
In office
2004–2017
ConstituencyPolonnaruwa District
Personal details
Born
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson

(1973-10-29) 29 October 1973 (age 50)
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations		Samagi Jana Balawegaya

Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (born 29 October 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]

Nelson was born on 29 October 1973.

North Central Provincial Council.[2] He defected to the government in December 2014 to support United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election.[3][4]

Nelson contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Polonnaruwa District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]

Electoral history of Kins Nelson
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 provincial[10] Polonnaruwa District United National Party 21,100 Elected
2008 provincial[11] Polonnaruwa District United National Party Elected
2012 provincial[12] Polonnaruwa District United National Party 34,341 Elected
2015 parliamentary[6] Polonnaruwa District United People's Freedom Alliance 52,231 Not elected
2020 parliamentary[8] Polonnaruwa District United National Party Samagi Jana Balawegaya 22,392 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Kins Nelson". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. The Daily Mirror
    . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ Jamaldeen, Naalir (28 December 2014). "President's victory cannot be prevented - Kins Nelson". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
    Extraordinary. No. 1923/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2015. p. 391A. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ^
    The Daily Mirror
    . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
    Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 8A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. ^
    The Daily Mirror
    . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. Department of Elections. p. 197. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
  11. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
    Extraordinary. No. 1564/17. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29 August 2008. p. 2A. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Preferential votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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