Wasantha Yapa Bandara

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Wasantha Yapa Bandara
MP
වසන්ත යාපා බණ්ඩාර
வசந்த யாப்பா பண்டார
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Political party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Wasantha Yapa Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Sri Lankan parliament from Kandy Electoral District as a member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. [1] [2] [3]

Electoral history of Wasantha Yapa Bandara
ElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult
2020 parliamentary Kandy District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 108,940Elected

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References

  1. "The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Sri Lankan Government. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "MP Wasantha Yapa Bandara COVID positive". NewsFirst. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. "Environment Minister to submit a Cabinet paper to ban 08 other items harmful to the environment". Colombo Page. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.