K. Kanagaratnam

Kandiah Kanagaratnam (Tamil: கந்தையா கனகரத்தினம்; 28 July 1892 – 3 October 1962)[1] was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary.

Hon.
K. Kanagaratnam
MP
க. கனகரத்தினம்
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Vaddukoddai
In office
1947–1952
Succeeded byV. Veerasingam
Personal details
Born(1892-07-28)28 July 1892
Died3 October 1962(1962-10-03) (aged 70)
Political partyAll Ceylon Tamil Congress
ProfessionCivil servant
EthnicityCeylon Tamil

Early life

Kanagaratnam was born on 28 July 1892.[2][3] He was the son of Kandiah from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon.[2]

Career

Kanagaratnam joined the Government Clerical Service in 1911.[2] He became Chief Audit Examiner in 1925.[2] He was later Deputy Auditor General and Acting Auditor General.[2]

Kanagaratnam contested the 1947 parliamentary election as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress' (ACTC) candidate in Vaddukoddai. He won the election and entered Parliament.[4] The ACTC joined the United National Party led government on 3 September 1948 and Kanagaratnam was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education.[2]

Kanagaratnam stood for re-election at the 1952 parliamentary election but was defeated by independent candidate V. Veerasingam.[5]

References
  1. "K. Kanagaratnam". 1982. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 69–70.
  3. "Directory of Past Members: Kanagaratnam, Kandiah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
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