N. Kumaraguruparan | |
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Member of the Western Provincial Council for Colombo District | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Member of Colombo Municipal Council | |
In office 2006–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Democratic National Front |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation | Accountant |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan ( Tamil: நல்லையா குமரகுருபரன்; Sinhala: නල්ලය්යා කුමරගුරුපරන්) is a Sri Lankan Tamil accountant, politician and former provincial councillor. He is leader of the Democratic National Front. [1]
Kumaraguruparan was one of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election but the ACTC failed to win any seats in Parliament. [2] [3] He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as part of an independent group in Colombo District but the group failed to win any seats in Parliament. [4] [5]
Kumaraguruparan was elected general-secretary of the ACTC in January 2000. [6] He was later senior deputy president of the party. [7]
Kumaraguruparan joined the Western People's Front (WPF) in May 2004. [8] He contested the 2004 provincial election as one of the WPF's candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming third amongst the WPF candidates. [9] He contested the 2006 local government election as a WPF candidate and was elected to Colombo Municipal Council. [10] Kumaraguruparan served as general-secretary of the WPF. [11]
Kumaraguruparan contested the 2009 provincial council election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Colombo District and was elected to the Western Provincial Council. [12] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming tenth amongst the UNF candidates. [13] He contested the 2014 provincial election as one of the Democratic People's Front's (DPF) candidates in Colombo District but failed to get re-elected. [14] [15] Shortly afterwards Kumaraguruparan fell out with the DPF leadership and was expelled from the party. [16] [17]
Kumaraguruparan then founded a party called Democratic National Front. [18] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming 19th amongst the UPFA candidates. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1989 parliamentary [3] | Jaffna District | ACTC | 538 | Not elected |
1994 parliamentary | Colombo District | Ind | Not elected | |
2004 provincial [9] | Colombo District | WPF | 1,940 | Not elected |
2006 local | Colombo MC | WPF | Elected | |
2009 provincial [12] | Colombo District | UNF | 30,373 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary [13] | Colombo District | UNF | 34,205 | Not elected |
2014 provincial | Colombo District | DPF | Not elected | |
2015 parliamentary [22] | Colombo District | UPFA | 5,128 | Not elected |
N. Kumaraguruparan | |
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Member of the Western Provincial Council for Colombo District | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Member of Colombo Municipal Council | |
In office 2006–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Democratic National Front |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation | Accountant |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan ( Tamil: நல்லையா குமரகுருபரன்; Sinhala: නල්ලය්යා කුමරගුරුපරන්) is a Sri Lankan Tamil accountant, politician and former provincial councillor. He is leader of the Democratic National Front. [1]
Kumaraguruparan was one of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress's (ACTC) candidates in Jaffna District at the 1989 parliamentary election but the ACTC failed to win any seats in Parliament. [2] [3] He contested the 1994 parliamentary election as part of an independent group in Colombo District but the group failed to win any seats in Parliament. [4] [5]
Kumaraguruparan was elected general-secretary of the ACTC in January 2000. [6] He was later senior deputy president of the party. [7]
Kumaraguruparan joined the Western People's Front (WPF) in May 2004. [8] He contested the 2004 provincial election as one of the WPF's candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming third amongst the WPF candidates. [9] He contested the 2006 local government election as a WPF candidate and was elected to Colombo Municipal Council. [10] Kumaraguruparan served as general-secretary of the WPF. [11]
Kumaraguruparan contested the 2009 provincial council election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Colombo District and was elected to the Western Provincial Council. [12] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming tenth amongst the UNF candidates. [13] He contested the 2014 provincial election as one of the Democratic People's Front's (DPF) candidates in Colombo District but failed to get re-elected. [14] [15] Shortly afterwards Kumaraguruparan fell out with the DPF leadership and was expelled from the party. [16] [17]
Kumaraguruparan then founded a party called Democratic National Front. [18] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected after coming 19th amongst the UPFA candidates. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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1989 parliamentary [3] | Jaffna District | ACTC | 538 | Not elected |
1994 parliamentary | Colombo District | Ind | Not elected | |
2004 provincial [9] | Colombo District | WPF | 1,940 | Not elected |
2006 local | Colombo MC | WPF | Elected | |
2009 provincial [12] | Colombo District | UNF | 30,373 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary [13] | Colombo District | UNF | 34,205 | Not elected |
2014 provincial | Colombo District | DPF | Not elected | |
2015 parliamentary [22] | Colombo District | UPFA | 5,128 | Not elected |