Ajith Mannapperuma (Born 25 July 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician. A current Member of Parliament from Gampaha District, he was a former state minister of Mahaveli Development and Environment.
Ajith Mannapperuma | |
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| අජිත් මාන්නප්පෙරුම அஜித் மன்னப்பெரும | |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 9 April 2021 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjan Ramanayake |
| In office 4 June 2013 – 3 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jayalath Jayawardena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
Education
editEducated at Holy Cross College, Gampaha; Bandaranayake College and Ananda College; he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Moratuwa and became a Civil Engineer. And also He ranked island 9th in Advance Level exam in year 1982 in math stream and entered to University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. He is a prestigious alumni from University of Moratuwa.
Political career
editMannapperuma joined the United National Party and entered local government politics. He served as the first mayor of Gampaha from 2002 to 2009, before being elected to the Western Provincial Council in 2009. He entered parliament in 2013 from the Gampaha District following the unexpected demise of Jayalath Jayawardena. Mannapperuma was returned to parliament in 2015 from the Gampaha District.[1][2] In 2021, he failed to gained the required preferential votes to be elected to parliament, however was appointed to parliament to succeed Ranjan Ramanayake after the latter lost his parliamentary seat following his imprisonment with his conviction of contempt of court.
He withdrew his candidacy after submitting nominations for 2024 parliamentary election, criticizing party leader Sajith Premadasa for dismissing him as SJB chief organiser for Gampaha electorate.[3]
Personal life
editIn 2014 Mannapperuma lost a limb following an accident on the Southern Expressway.
References
edit- ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Ajith Mannapperuma withdraws from contesting election and quits SJB". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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