S. Kajendran | |
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| செல்வராசா கஜேந்திரன் සෙල්වරාසා ගජේන්ද්රන් | |
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| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament forJaffna District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-10-29)29 October 1974 (age 51) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Tamil National People's Front |
Selvarajah Kajendran (Tamil:செல்வராசா கஜேந்திரன்; born 29 October 1974) is aSri Lankan Tamil politician and a Member ofParliament of Sri Lanka.
Kajendran was born on 29 October 1974.[1] He was president of the Jaffna University Student Union in 2001/02.[2]
Kajendran was selected by themilitantLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of theTamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates inJaffna District at the2004 parliamentary election.[3] He was elected and enteredParliament.[4] In March 2010 Kajendran, along with fellow TNA MPsGajendrakumar Ponnambalam andPathmini Sithamparanathan, left the TNA and formed theTamil National People's Front (TNPF).[5][6]
Kajendran contested the2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[7][8] In February 2011 Kajendran became general secretary of the TNPF.[9] He contested the2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but again the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[10][11]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2004 parliamentary[4] | Jaffna District | TNA | 112,077 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2015 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2020 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected |
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| North Central (14) |
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| North Western (24) |
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| Sabaragamuwa (20) |
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| Southern (25) |
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| Uva (13) |
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| Western (47) |
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