C. Chandrakanthan

Chandranehru Chandrakanthan (Tamil: சந்திரநேரு சந்திரகாந்தன்; born 12 April 1970) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.

Hon. C. Chandrakanthan MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List
In office 2006–2010
Preceded by	Joseph Pararajasingam
Personal details
Born	12 April 1970
Political party	Tamil National Alliance
Occupation	Marine Officer

Early life and family

Chandrakanthan was born on 12 April 1970.[1] He is the son of assassinated Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP A. Chandranehru.[2]

Career

Chandrakanthan was appointed as a TNA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in September 2006, replacing Joseph Pararajasingam who had been assassinated in December 2005.[2][3] He contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNA's candidates in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[4]

References

1. "Directory of Past Members: Chandranehru, Chandrakanthan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. "Chandrakanthan sworn in as TNA national list parliamentarian". TamilNet. 27 September 2006.
3. Ferdinando, Shamindra (15 February 2008). "National List MPs, replacements – certainly not the people's choice". The Island (Sri Lanka).
4. "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.