Kins Nelson | |
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| කින්ස් නෙල්සන් கின்ஸ் நெல்சன் | |
| Member of theParliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
| Member of theNorth Central Provincial Council | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| Constituency | Polonnaruwa District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (age 52) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumara Nelson (born 29 October 1973) is aSri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor andMember of Parliament.[1]
Nelson was born on 29 October 1973.[1] He is the son of former government ministerH. G. P. Nelson and brother in law of GeneralShavendra Silva.[2] He was a member of theNorth Central Provincial Council.[2] He defected to the government in December 2014 to supportUnited People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidateMahinda Rajapaksa in thepresidential election.[3][4]
Nelson contested the2015 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates inPolonnaruwa District but failed to get elected after coming 3rd amongst the UPFA candidates.[5][6] He contested the2020 parliamentary election as aSamagi Jana Balawegayaelectoral alliance candidate in Polonnaruwa District and was elected to theParliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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| 2004 provincial[10] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 21,100 | Elected | |||
| 2008 provincial[11] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Elected | ||||
| 2012 provincial[12] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | 34,341 | Elected | |||
| 2015 parliamentary[6] | Polonnaruwa District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 52,231 | Not elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[8] | Polonnaruwa District | United National Party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 22,392 | Elected | ||
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