M. Thilakarajah

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Hon.
M. Thilakarajah
MP
Member of Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya District
Assumed office
17 August 2015
Personal details
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 49)
Political party National Union of Workers
Alma mater University of Colombo
OccupationTrade unionist

Mylvaganam Thilakarajah (born 29 September 1973) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.

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Early life

Thilakarajah was born on 29 September 1973. [1] He was educated at Highlands College, Hatton and St. Theresa's Girls College, Kilinochchi. [2] After school he joined the University of Colombo, graduating with a B.Com. degree. [2] He also holds a diploma in journalism from the university and is currently[ when? ] studying for a LL.B. from the Open University of Sri Lanka. [2]

Career

Thilakarajah is general-secretary of the Workers' Nation Front and deputy general-secretary of the National Union of Workers. [2]

Thilakarajah was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's (UNFGG) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. [3] [4] [5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of M. Thilakarajah
ElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult
2015 parliamentary [6] Nuwara Eliya District National Union of Workers United National Front for Good Governance 67,761Elected

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References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Members: Mylvaganam Thilakarajah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 23 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981" (PDF). 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.
  4. ↑ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) . 19 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) .
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