M. Thilakarajah

Mylvaganam Thilakarajah (born 29 September 1973) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.

Hon.
M. Thilakarajah
MP
Member of Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya District
Assumed office
17 August 2015
Personal details
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973
Political partyNational Union of Workers
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
OccupationTrade unionist

Early life

Thilakarajah was born on 29 September 1973.[1] He was educated at Highlands College, Hatton and St. Theresa's Girls College, Kilinochchi.[2] After school he joined the University of Colombo, graduating with a B.Com. degree.[2] He also holds a diploma in journalism from the university and is currently studying for a LL.B. from the Open University of Sri Lanka.[2]

Career

Thilakarajah is general-secretary of the Workers' Nation Front and deputy general-secretary of the National Union of Workers.[2]

Thilakarajah was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's (UNFGG) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3][4][5]

Electoral history
Electoral history of M. Thilakarajah
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2015 parliamentary[6]Nuwara Eliya DistrictNational Union of WorkersUnited National Front for Good Governance67,761Elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Mylvaganam Thilakarajah". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
  3. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  4. "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
  5. "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
  6. Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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