P. Chandrasekaran | |
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| Member of Parliament forNuwara Eliya | |
| In office 1994–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Santhanam Arulsamy |
| Member of theCentral Provincial Council | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-04-17)17 April 1957 Talawakelle,Ceylon |
| Died | 1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 52) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Up-Country People's Front |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Children | Anusha Chandrasekaran |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Periyasamy Chandrasekaran (Tamil:பெரியசாமி சந்திரசேகரன்; 17 April 1957 – 1 January 2010) was aSri Lankan trade unionist, politician and government minister.
Chandrasekaran was born on 17 April 1957 inTalawakelle in centralCeylon.[1][2] He was educated at Sumana Demala Maha Vidyalayam, Talawakelle, St. Patrick's Vidyalayam, Talawakelle and Highlands College,Hatton.[2][3][4] Following the death of his father he gave up his education to support his family.[5]
Chandrasekaran was married Shanthini Devi.[4] They had two daughters.[4]
Chandrasekaran became interested in politics at a young age and wrote articles inTamil newspapers.[2] He joined theCeylon Workers' Congress (CWC), becoming its vice-president in 1977.[3][5] He was elected to the Talawakele Lindula Urban Council in 1982, Nuwara Eliya District Development Council in 1985 and Nuwara Eliya Divisional Council in 1987.[1][3] He left the CWC in 1989 and formed theUp-Country People's Front (UCPF).[3][5]
Chandrasekaran was one of theDemocratic People's Liberation Front's (DPLF) candidates inNuwara Eliya District at the1989 parliamentary election but the DPLF failed to win any seats inParliament.[6][7] He was arrested in 1990.[1] The draconianPrevention of Terrorism Act was used to arrest him 1993.[2] He was elected to theCentral Provincial Council whilst in custody.[1][3]
Chandrasekaran was one of the UCPF's candidates for Nuwara Eliya District at the1994 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[8] He was re-elected at the2000,2001 and2004 parliamentary elections.[9][10][11]
After being elected to Parliament in 1994 he supported the newPeople's Alliance government.[1] He held several ministerial appointments thereafter: Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce (1994); Deputy Minister of Estate Housing (1994–99); Project Minister of Estate Infrastructure (2001); Minister of Community Development; Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Management (2001–04); and Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication (2007–10).[2][3]
Chandrasekaran, who was at his home inRajagiriya, failed to wake up on the morning of 1 January 2010.[12] He was taken to the privateNawaloka Hospital where he was pronounced dead on admission.[12][13]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result |
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| 1989 parliamentary[7] | Nuwara Eliya | UCPF | DPLF | 1,364 | Not elected |
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| 1994 parliamentary[8] | Nuwara Eliya | UCPF | Ind | 23,453 | Elected |
| 2000 parliamentary[9] | Nuwara Eliya | UCPF | UNP | 54,681 | Elected |
| 2001 parliamentary[10] | Nuwara Eliya | UCPF | UNF | 121,421 | Elected |
| 2004 parliamentary[11] | Nuwara Eliya | UCPF | 42,582 | Elected |
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