Podiappuhamy Piyasena | |
|---|---|
| පොඩි අප්පුහාම් පියසේන பொடியப்புகாமி பியசேன | |
| Member of Parliament forAmpara District | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-04-03)3 April 1961 (age 64) |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Podiappuhamy H. P. Piyasena (born 3 April 1961) is aSri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.
Piyasena was born on 3 April 1961.[1]
Piyasena was one of theTamil National Alliance's candidates inAmpara District at the2010 parliamentary election. He was elected and enteredParliament.[2] Piyasena was the first Sinhalese to be elected parliament from a Tamil political party (his father is Sinhalese and his mother is Tamil).[3][4]
In September 2010 Piyasena defected to the rulingUnited People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[5] He was one of the UPFA's candidates in Ampara District at the2015 parliamentary election but failed to get re-elected after coming eighth amongst the UPFA candidates.[6]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 parliamentary[2] | Ampara District | TNA | 11,139 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | UPFA | 4,901 | Not elected |
