D. Weerasingha | |
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ඩී. වීරසිංහ டி. வீரசிங்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Ampara District |
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Constituency | Ampara District |
Personal details | |
Born | W. D. Weerasingha 15 April 1979 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
W. D. Weerasingha (born 15 April 1979) [1] is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. [1]
He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Ampara District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC). [2] He resigned from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in September 2017 to support former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. [3]
In January 2020 Weerasingha and Wimalaweera Dissanayake were accused of leading a mob that attacked Mahajana Eksath Peramuna member Rushan Milinda. [4] Weerasingha contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) electoral alliance candidate in Ampara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2012 provincial [8] | Ampara District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 20,922 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [6] | Ampara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 56,006 | Elected |
D. Weerasingha | |
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ඩී. වීරසිංහ டி. வீரசிங்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Ampara District |
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Constituency | Ampara District |
Personal details | |
Born | W. D. Weerasingha 15 April 1979 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
W. D. Weerasingha (born 15 April 1979) [1] is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. [1]
He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Ampara District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC). [2] He resigned from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in September 2017 to support former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. [3]
In January 2020 Weerasingha and Wimalaweera Dissanayake were accused of leading a mob that attacked Mahajana Eksath Peramuna member Rushan Milinda. [4] Weerasingha contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) electoral alliance candidate in Ampara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2012 provincial [8] | Ampara District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 20,922 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary [6] | Ampara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 56,006 | Elected |