Hon.
Upul Galappaththi
MP
උපුල් ගලප්පත්ති
உபுல் கலப்பட்டி
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyHambantota District
Personal details
Born
Upul Sanjeewa Galappaththi

(1979-02-07) 7 February 1979 (age 44)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Ruhuna
OccupationPhysician

Upul Sanjeewa Galappaththi (born 7 February 1979) is a Sri Lankan physician, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Galappaththi was born on 7 February 1979.[1] He was educated at Tissamaharama National School and Debarawewa National School.[2] He has a degree in medicine from the University of Ruhuna.[2] He was the Hambantota District Co-ordinator for the Government Medical Officers Association and founder of the Hela Bodu Maga.[2]

Galappaththi contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Hambantota District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]

Electoral history of Upul Galappaththi
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[4] Hambantota District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 63,369 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Upul Sanjeewa Galappaththi". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  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. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 5A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Namal claims top spot in Hambantota preferential votes". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.


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