Hon.
Charles Nirmalanathan
MP
சார்ல்ஸ் நிர்மலநாதன்
ඉරුදයනාදන් චාල්ස් නිර්මලනාදන්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyVanni District
Personal details
Born
Iruthayanathan Charles Nirmalanathan

(1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 48)
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance

Iruthayanathan Charles Nirmalanathan (Tamil: இருதயநாதன் சார்ல்ஸ் நிர்மலநாதன், romanized: Irutayanātaṉ Cārls Nirmalanātaṉ; born 24 November 1975) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life

Nirmalanathan was born on 24 November 1975.[1] He was educated at Velautham Maha Vidyalayam in Point Pedro.[2]

Career

Nirmalanathan is president of the Vavuniya Citizens Committee.[3] He is a member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.[4]

Nirmalanathan contested the 2013 provincial council election one of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) electoral alliance's candidates in Mannar District but failed to get elected after coming 4th amongst the TNA candidates.[5][6] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Vanni District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8] He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election.[9][10][11]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Charles Nirmalanathan
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2013 provincial[6] Mannar District Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance 12,153 Not elected
2015 parliamentary[12] Vanni District Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance 34,620 Elected
2020 parliamentary[13] Vanni District Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil National Alliance 25,668 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Charles Nirmalanathan". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka - Committee Strengthening Programme: Report Summary" (PDF). Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK. July 2019. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (25 August 2015). "Tamils in N-E and plantations A paradigm shift in voting patterns". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015.
  4. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (19 February 2017). "Tamil factionalism a key factor in Kepapilavu, Vavuniya agitations in Sri Lanka". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Provincial Council Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 - Notice under Section 22(1)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1822/6. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6 August 2013. p. 27A. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Provincial Council Elections 2013 Preferential votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1928/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. p. 5A. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "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. 5A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  10. ^ "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Vanni District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (8 August 2020). "TNA suffers electoral setback in North and East polls". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ^ "General Election Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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