K. Navaratnam

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Hon.
K. Navaratnam
MP
Member of Parliament
for Jaffna District
In office
1989–1994
Personal details
Born (1935-01-02) 2 January 1935 (age 88)
Political party Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil

Kandiah Navaratnam (born 2 January 1935) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Navaratnam was born on 2 January 1935. [1] He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College. [2] He is a Hindu. [1]

Navaratnam contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front's candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to Parliament. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Navaratnam, Kandiah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 265–266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009.
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