Y. G. Jayasinghe

Yakupitiyage Gunatilleke Jayasinghe (4 December 1907 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician.[1] He was the member of the Parliament of Ceylon representing the Lanka Sama Samaja Party for the Bandarawela electorate.[2]

Hon.
Yakupitiyage Gunatilleke Jayasinghe
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Bandarawela
In office
19 April 1965 – 5 December 1959
Preceded byK. D. Sugathadasa
Succeeded byJ. G. Gunasekera
Personal details
Born(1907-12-04)4 December 1907
Political partyLanka Sama Samaja Party
SpouseK. D. A. Leela
Children8

He was the chairman of the Ettampitiya Council.

He contested the 2nd parliamentary election, held in May 1952, for the seat of Bandarawela as the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate. He lost the contest by 4,126 votes to the United National Party candidate, K. D. Sugathadasa.[3]

Jayasinghe ran again at the 3rd parliamentary election, held in April 1956. This time he was successful, polling 6,805 votes (63% of the total vote), 4,143 votes clear of Sumanadasa Ratnayake, the United National Party candidate.[4]

At the 4th parliamentary election, held on 19 March 1960, Jayasinghe contested the newly created Sorantota electorate. He failed in his attempt to capture the seat, finishing third in a field of eight, losing to K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party by 2,387 votes, only securing 1,434 votes (14% of the total vote).[5] He did not run at the subsequent parliamentary election in July 1960.

References
  1. Goonetilleke, T. V., ed. (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 89.
  2. "Jayasinghe, Yakupitiye Gunatilleke, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. "Results of the Parliamentary General Election - 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. "Results of the Parliamentary General Election - 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 1956. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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