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'''Janani (Jan) Jananayagam''' is a [[British Tamil]] [[banking]] [[professional]], [[activist]] and [[politician]]. She was an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] [[candidate]] for the [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London region]] in the [[European Parliament election, 2009|2009 European Parliamentary elections]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Candidates | url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/european-elections/candidates#london | publisher=UK Office of the European Parliament | date= | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>
'''Janani (Jan) Jananayagam''' was an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] [[candidate]] for the [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London region]] in the [[European Parliament election, 2009|2009 European Parliamentary elections]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Candidates | url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/european-elections/candidates#london | publisher=UK Office of the European Parliament | date= | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Jan was born in [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]] but spent most of her [[youth]] in [[Nigeria]] and [[Zambia]] where her [[parents]] were [[teachers]].<ref name="tamilnet3">{{cite web | title=MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29514 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=3 June 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref> Later she and her parents [[emigrated]] to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | title=British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29366 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=15 May 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref> She studied at the [[University of Manchester]] and graduated with [[First Class Honours (degree)|distinction]] in [[Computing]] and [[Information Systems]]. She later received a [[Masters Degree]] in [[Applied Mathematics]] from [[Imperial College London]] and a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[INSEAD|INSEAD business school]].<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | title=Potent Tamil voice for European Parliament | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29493 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=31 May 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>
Jan was born in [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]] but spent most of her [[youth]] in [[Nigeria]] and [[Zambia]] where her [[parents]] were [[teachers]].<ref name="tamilnet3">{{cite web | title=MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29514 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=3 June 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref> Later she and her parents [[emigrated]] to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | title=British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=29366 | publisher=[[TamilNet]] | date=15 May 2009 | accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==

Revision as of 21:45, 14 August 2009

Janani Jananayagam
Personal details
BornJaffna, Sri Lanka[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceLondon[2]
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Imperial College London
INSEAD
OccupationProject Manager
Websitehttp://vote4jan.org/beta/

Janani (Jan) Jananayagam was an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections.[3]

Early life

Jan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka but spent most of her youth in Nigeria and Zambia where her parents were teachers.[1] Later she and her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom.[4]

Professional career

After a period in computing research and development Jan moved into the banking industry. She currently works in the London and German offices of a leading Italian bank as a project manager. She is involved in the setting up of e-commerce ventures.

Activist

In 1995 Jan co-founded HURT, a human rights organisation. She is a leading member of Tamils Against Genocide and a director of a law foundation. Politically, Jan advocates achieving peace by means of a two state solution for Palestine, Tibet and Tamil Eelam.

European Parliament candidate

Jan stood as an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections. She did not win a seat. The main policies on which she campaigned on were:[5]

  • Civil rights and individual freedom
  • Financial transparency and effective regulation
  • Equality and diversity
  • Small businesses and entrepreneurship
  • Ethical foreign policy
  • Animal welfare

She campaigned against the British National Party.[6]

She had been endorsed by the Oscar-nominated musician Maya Arulpragasam (MIA).[1] MIA has started an online campaign in support of Jan and offered a free song.[1]

Despite winning many votes for an Independent, she did not win a seat against competitive parties. Jan came 8th out of the 19 parties/independents contesting London after receiving 50,014 votes (2.86%).[7] This was more than the combined vote for all other independent candidates across the whole of the UK.[8]

Votes received by Jan for each London borough:

Borough Votes % Pos Borough Votes % Pos Borough Votes % Pos
Barking and Dagenham[9] 386 1.08% 10th Hammersmith & Fulham[10] 140 0.35% 13th Lewisham[11] 1,992 3.76% 8th
Barnet[12] 1,234 1.51% 8th Haringey Newham[13] 3,520 7.40% 3rd
Bexley[14] 378 0.62% 11th Harrow[15] 6,856 11.00% 3rd Redbridge[16] 4,910 7.81% 6th
Brent[17] 4,867 8.33% 5th Havering[18] 203 0.33% 13th Richmond upon Thames[19] 147 0.28% 13th
Bromley[20] 619 0.71% 9th Hillingdon[21] 2,433 3.96% 7th Southwark[22] 163 0.30% 13th
Camden[23] 121 0.26% 15th Hounslow[24] 1,054 2.09% 8th Sutton[25] 1,664 3.40% 7th
Croydon[26] 3,128 3.87% 8th Islington[27] 128 0.30% 15th Tower Hamlets[28] 109 0.24% 16th
Ealing[29] 4,716 6.51% 6th Kensington & Chelsea[30] 70 0.26% 15th Waltham Forest[31] 1,493 2.86% 8th
Enfield[32] 1,194 1.83% 8th Kingston upon Thames[33] 2,150 5.16% 6th Wandsworth[34] 928 1.35% 8th
Greenwich[35] 773 1.53% 9th Lambeth[36] 176 0.31% 14th Westminster[37] 100 0.27% 16th
Hackney Merton[38] 3,960 7.95% 6th City of London[39] 4 0.19% =14th

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MIA's endorsement expected to boost Jananayagam's MEP prospects". TamilNet. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Official list and contact details" (PDF). UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ "British Tamil contests seat for European Parliament". TamilNet. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Policies". Vote4Kan. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Election Manifesto" (PDF). TamilNet. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  7. ^ "European Election 2009: London". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  8. ^ "European Election 2009: UK Results". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  9. ^ "European Parliamentary Election Results". London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Hammersmith & Fulham declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Lewisham Council - Documents - European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009". London Borough of Lewisham. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Barnet declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Barnet. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  13. ^ "European Parliamentary Election results 2009". Newham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  14. ^ "Bexley declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Bexley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  15. ^ "European Parliamentary Election - Thursday 4th June 2009". Harrow Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  16. ^ "European Election results". Redbridge i. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  17. ^ "Election results for Brent". Brent Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  18. ^ "Euro Election Results". Havering Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  19. ^ "Richmond upon Thames declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  20. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 4 June 2009 - result of poll for the local counting area of Bromley". London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  21. ^ "Hillingdon declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  22. ^ "Southwark declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Southwark. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  23. ^ "European Parliamentary election results". Camden Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  24. ^ "Hounslow declaration" (PDF). London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  25. ^ "Election and other news". London Borough of Sutton. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  26. ^ "Croydon declaration" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  27. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009". Islington Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  28. ^ "Results of the European Parliament Election for Tower Hamlets on June 4 2009". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  29. ^ "European Elections 2009". Ealing Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  30. ^ "European Parliamentary Elections on 4 June 2009". Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  31. ^ "European election results". Waltham Forest Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  32. ^ "Enfield declaration" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  33. ^ "European Parliamentary Election 2009 - Results". Royal Kingston. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  34. ^ "Wandsworth declaration" (PDF). Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  35. ^ "Greenwich declaration" (PDF). Greenwich Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  36. ^ "Lambeth declaration" (PDF). Lambeth Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  37. ^ "Westminster declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  38. ^ "Merton declaration" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  39. ^ "City of London declaration". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

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