M. Rameshwaran | |
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எம். ராமேஸ்வரன் මරුදපාණ්ඩි රාමේෂ්වරන් | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
Member of the Central Provincial Council | |
In office 2009–2018 | |
Constituency | Nuwara Eliya District |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 December 1976 |
Political party | Ceylon Workers' Congress |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Marudapandy Rameshwaran (born 26 December 1976) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]
Rameshwaran was born on 26 December 1976.[1] He was treasurer and deputy president of the Ceylon Workers' Congress.[2] He was a member of the Central Provincial Council and held several provincial ministerial portfolios.[2] He was arrested in December 2017 in connection with an assault on a National Union of Workers supporter at a funeral in Maskeliya and later released on bail.[3][4][5]
Rameshwaran contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[6][7][8]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2009 provincial[9] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 21,544 | Elected | ||
2013 provincial[10] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 44,495 | Elected | ||
2020 parliamentary[7] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 57,167 | Elected |