Shanakiya Rasamanickam | |
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| சாணக்கியன் இராசமாணிக்கம் ශානකියා රසමානික්කම් | |
| Member of theParliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Batticaloa District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (1990-09-20)20 September 1990 (age 34) |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is aSri Lankan Tamil politician andMember of Parliament.[1]
Rasamanickam was born on 20 September 1990.[1] He is the grandson of former MPS. M. Rasamanickam.[2][3] He was educated atTrinity College, Kandy.[3] He was theSri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Paddiruppu.[4][5] He was an associate of theRajapaksa regime andextremistBuddhist monk Sumanarathna, and a supporter of paramilitary leaderPillayan.[4] He is currently a member ofIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.[2]
Rasamanickam contested the2015 parliamentary election as one of theUnited People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA)electoral alliance's candidates inBatticaloa District but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district.[6][7] He contested the2020 parliamentary election as aTamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to theParliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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| 2015 parliamentary | Batticaloa District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[9] | Batticaloa District | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 33,332 | Elected | ||
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