Hon.Nipuna RanawakaMP | |
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නිපුණ රණවක நிபுனா ரணவக்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024 | |
Constituency | Matara District |
Personal details | |
Born | (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34) |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Nipuna Ranawaka (born 1 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.
Ranawaka was born on 1 November 1990. He is a nephew of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and has degree in business management. He owns several businesses in the tourism sector. He is a member of Nilwala Neluma Foundation.
Ranawaka contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in the Matara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2020 parliamentary | Matara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 131,010 | Elected | ||
2024 parliamentary | Matara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Not elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Nipuna Ranawaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "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. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- de Silva, Priyan (8 August 2020). "Top performers in four districts at election". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "Prominent former MPs lose out as 2024 General Election results roll in". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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