Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (Sinhala:දිසානායක මුදියන්සලාගේ අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil:அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, current Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[1] and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He was in the Parliament from September 2015 to December 2018. He is also known for his support towards LGBTIQ community in the country.

Hon.

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

MP
අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක
அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க
Leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Assumed office
2 February 2014
Preceded bySomawansha Amarasinghe
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Colombo District
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for National List
In office
22 April 2010 – 17 August 2015
In office
18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Kurunegala District
In office
1 April 2004 – 8 April 2010
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
In office
2004–2005
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunge
Personal details
Born
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

(1968-11-24) 24 November 1968
Dominion of Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		National People's Power
Alma materUniversity of Kelaniya

Career

He was the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the 2004 SLFP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna joint government under President Chandrika Kumaratunge.[2]

2019 Presidential Election

On 18 August 2019, the National People's Power Movement announced that Dissanayake would be its 2019 Presidential Candidate.[3]

In November 2019, Anura Kumara Dissanayake published a manifesto ahead of the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election which also includes the decriminalising the LGBT rights in Sri Lanka.[4] This is the first instance in the history of Sri Lankan elections where a candidate has pledged to decriminalise LGBT in the country.[5]

Anura Kumara Dissanayake managed to obtain only 3.16% of the total votes at the presidential election held on 17 November 2019 which is the lowest percentage by any JVP presidential candidate in the election history.

Electoral History
Electoral history of Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictJanatha Vimukthi PeramunaUnited People's Freedom Alliance153,868Elected
2015 parliamentaryColombo DistrictJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna65,966Elected
2019 presidentialSri LankaJanatha Vimukthi PeramunaNational Movement for People's Power418,553Lost
2020 parliamentaryColombo DistrictJanatha Vimukthi PeramunaNational People's Power49,814Elected

References
  1. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is new JVP leader. Daily Mirror, Retrieved on 3 February 2014.
  2. "Agriculture Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake will launch tomorrow Tank renovation scheme at Yapahuwa".
  3. "NPPM Declares JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake As Its 2019 Presidential Candidate". Colombo Telegraph. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. "Anura Kumara unveils his election manifesto". Ada Derana. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "NPP's candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake support LGBT rights in his manifesto". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Somawansa Amarasinghe		 Leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
2 February 2014 - Present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
W. D. J. Senewiratne		 Chief Opposition Whip
3 September 2015 – 18 December 2018		 Succeeded by
Mahinda Amaraweera


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