Akila Ellawala
Akila Ellawala | |
|---|---|
| අකිල එල්ලාවල அகிலா எல்லவாலா | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Ratnapura District |
| Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Constituency | Ratnapura District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Akila Saliya Ellawala 6 January 1976 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Akila Saliya Ellawala (born 6 January 1976) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
Ellawala was born on 6 January 1976.[1] He is the son of Mohan Ellawala, former Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province.[2] He has a Bachelor of Commerce, Specialised in Human Resources Management and Marketing from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.[1] He was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser for Ratnapura District and vice-chairman of the state-owned State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka.[3][4]
Ellawala was a member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council.[5] He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Ratnapura District but failed to get elected after coming 9th amongst the UPFA candidates.[6][7][8] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Ratnapura District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[9][10][11]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 provincial[12] | Ratnapura District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 35,807 | Elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[7] | Ratnapura District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 40,178 | Not elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary[10] | Ratnapura District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 71,179 | Elected | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Directory of Members: Akila Ellawala". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Parliament : A family affair?". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Eheliyagoda Rugby Club clinch Mohan Ellawala Trophy". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka. p. 4. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1923/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 July 2015. p. 428A. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ "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. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Ratnapura District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Prefererential Votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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