S. Kajendran
National List | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1974 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Tamil National People's Front |
Selvarajah Kajendran (
Early life
Kajendran was born on 29 October 1974.[1] He was president of the Jaffna University Student Union in 2001/02.[2]
Career
Kajendran was selected by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Jaffna District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[3] He was elected and entered Parliament.[4] In March 2010 Kajendran, along with fellow TNA MPs Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and Pathmini Sithamparanathan, left the TNA and formed the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF).[5][6]
Kajendran contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[7][8] In February 2011 Kajendran became general secretary of the TNPF.[9] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but again the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[10][11]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 parliamentary[4] | Jaffna District | TNA | 112,077 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2015 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2020 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Selvarajah Kajendren". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Jaffna Uni students hold balance of power". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 March 2010.
- The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the originalon 16 May 2010.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the originalon 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Tamil National Peoples Front launched in Jaffna". TamilNet. 1 March 2010.
- 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.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Jaffna District Final District Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
- ^ "TNPF announces Central Committee, prepares party constitution". TamilNet. 24 February 2011.
- The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1923/03. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election - 17-08-2015 Electoral District: Jaffna Final District Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
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