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Harshana Rajakaruna | |
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| හර්ෂණ රාජකරුණා ஹர்ஷன ராஜகருணா | |
| Member of Parliament forGampaha District | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Member of the Western Provincial Council | |
| In office 2009–2015 | |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya(since 2020) United National Party(until 2020) |
| Spouse | Shermila Jayathilake |
| Relations | Sarathchandra Rajakaruna(father) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Website | http://www.harshanarajakaruna.com |
Rajakaruna Mohotti Appuhamillage Harshana Supun Rajakaruna (born 27 February 1980), commonly known asHarshana Rajakaruna, is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Parliament from theSamagi Jana Balawegaya and a former member of theWestern Provincial Council.[1]
He is the son of politicianSarathchandra Rajakaruna. Rajakaruna was educated atRoyal College, Colombo and played on the college cricket team for theRoyal–Thomianbig match in 1999. He went on to gain a degree in management from theUniversity of Nottingham and anMBA from theUniversity of Wales, Cardiff. On his return to Sri Lanka, he worked at John Keells Stock Brokers as a Senior Investment Advisor.[2]
Rajakaruna was a member of several committees of theUnited National Party, including the executive committee, National Youth League Working Committee, Sports Committee, Economic Committee and Buddhist Committee. In2009, he contested the provincial council election and won a seat in the Western Provincial Council.
Rajakaruna was elected to parliament in the2015 elections. He contested the2020 parliamentary elections as a candidate of the newly formedSamagi Jana Balawegaya. He obtained the 3rd highest number of preferential votes for the SJB in theGampaha Electoral District.[3] Rajakaruna was reelected in2024.
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