M. Velu Kumar
M. Velu Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Member of the Central Provincial Council for Kandy District | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1973 |
| Political party | Democratic People's Front |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Colombo |
| Ethnicity | Indian Tamil |
M. Velu Kumar (born 16 January 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Velu Kumar was born on 16 January 1973.[1] He was educated at Thalathuoya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Asoka Vidyalayam, Kandy and St. Sylvester's College, Kandy.[2] After school he joined the University of Colombo, graduating with a B.B.A. degree.[2]
Career
Velu Kumar is a member of the Democratic People's Front.[3][4] He was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Tamil Progressive Alliance in June 2015.[5]
Velu Kumar contested the 2013 provincial council election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Kandy District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council (CPC).[6][7] He was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Kandy District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[8][9][10]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 provincial[7] | Kandy District | UNF | 18,159 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[11] | Kandy District | UNFGG | 62,556 | Elected |
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Velu Kumar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "New members of Parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance Ties Up With UNP In Lankan Polls". Asian Mirror. 11 July 2015.
- ^ "I will visit Valigamam North high security zone if army shoot me. I'm proud to die on this land: Wigneswaran". Lankasri News. 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance elects working committee". Eye Sri Lanka. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) ó GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Central Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1829/33. 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 ñ Results and preferential votes: Central Province". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 26 September 2013.
- ^ "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. 1928/03. 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
