Upul Mahendra
Western Provincial Council | |
|---|---|
| In office 21 April 2014 – 21 April 2019 | |
| Constituency | Gampaha District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajapaksha Pathirannehelage Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha 25 September 1971 Gampaha, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Rajapaksha Pathirannehelage Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha (born 25 September 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Political career
Upul Mahendra was born on 25 September 1971.Western Provincial Council from 2014 to 2019.[2] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Gampaha District but failed to get elected after coming 10th amongst the UPFA candidates.[3][4][5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Gampaha District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 provincial[10] | Gampaha District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 37,674 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Gampaha District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 54,763 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Gampaha District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 67,756 | Elected | ||
References
- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaExtraordinary. No. 1923/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2015. p. 48A. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Preferential Votes" (PDF). srilankanelections.com.
- The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaExtraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 2A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 March 2014. Archived from the originalon 31 March 2014.