Sudath Manjula

L. H. Sudath Manjula (born 10 December 1972) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.

Sudath Manjula

MP
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyKegalle District
Personal details
Born (1972-12-10) 10 December 1972
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Manjula was born on 10 December 1972.[1] He was educated at Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya.[2]

Manjula was a member of Ruwanwella Divisional Council.[2] He was arrested in December 2013 over an alleged assault of a Department of Archaeology employee.[3][4] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kegalle District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]

Electoral history of Sudath Manjula
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[6]Kegalle DistrictSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance45,970Elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Sudath Manjula". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. Kumara, Rohan (23 December 2013). "PS Chairman assaults archaeology officer". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. "Kataragama PS Chairman assaults a woman - A victim makes a complaint". Hiru News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 9A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Kegalle District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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