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Lots of new faces

By Dilrukshi Handunnetti
Sri Lanka's twelfth Parliament will have 36 new faces _ 16 from the UNP, 12 PA members, six TULF members and two SLMC.

The UNP newcomers are Mano Ganeshan, Lakshman Wijemanne, Olitha Premathiratne, Chitra Manthilake, .K. K. Piyadasa, Sanjeewa Kaviratne, Justin Galappatty, Ananda Abeywickrama, Jayantha Jayaweera, Mary Larine Perera, Sugath Tissera, Anura Gopallawa, Sidney Jayaratne, Ananda Kumarasiri, A.A. Wijetunge and Abdul Risath Badiudeen.

The PA first timers are former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Rohitha Abeygunawardhane, Sarana Gunawardhane, Thilina Bandara Tennakoon, D.M.S.K. Dassanayake, Mallika de Mel, Ven. Baddegama Samitha, S.M. Chandrasena, Ananda Sarath Kumara, D.D.W. Wickremaratne, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Ashoka Jayawardhane.

The freshers representing the TULF are Thambirasa Thangavadivel, Chandranesan Ariyanayagam, G. Gajendrkumar Ponnambalam, Nadarajah Raviraj, M.K. Sivalingam and Nadesan Shivashakthi Anandan.

The two SLMC freshers are Habeeb Ismail Mohomed Ismail and Anwer Ismail Mohomed Ismail. 

More new faces are expected from the national list and from the JVP. The JVP won 13 seats and three from the national list. According to party ethics, it is the politburo that will nominate all 16 irrespective of any preferences.


Polls 2001: the elected MPs

The following is the list of 196 members elected at Wednesday's elections and the preference votes they received. 

The National List allocations of 29 members were not made available until last afternoon. Meanwhile the JVP is likely to replace the elected members with their own nominees. 
1-29 National list MPs

Western Province

Colombo District

UNP: (12)

30 Ranil Wickremesinghe (415,686)
31 Milinda Moragoda (134,132)
32 Ravi Karunanayake (129,893)
33 Mohomed Maharoof (85,988)
34 Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku (78,093)
35 Gamini Lokuge (66,968)
36 Bandula Gunawardhane (66,516)
37 M.H. Mohamed (64,783)
38 Mano Ganeshan (54,942)
39 Jayantha Ketagoda (54,274)
40 Tyronne Fernando (46,129)
41 Lilantha Perera (43,887)

PA: (7)

42 A.H.M. Fowzie (103,817)
43 Arjuna Ranatunge (97,409) 
44 Susil Premajayantha (90,170)
45 Dinesh Gunawardhane (87,615)
46 Jeevan Kumaratunge (70,790)
47 Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (61,530)
48 Chandana Kathriarachchi (57,673)

JVP: (2)

49 Sunil Handunneththi
50 Wimal Weerawansa

Kalutara District

UNP: (5)

51 Mahinda Samarasinghe (108,583)
52 Dr. Rajitha Senaratne (102,919)
53 Imtiaz Bakeer Markar (89,147)
54 P.D. Abeyratne (52,414)
55 Lakshman Wijemanne (45,766)

PA: (4)

56 Ratnasiri Wickremenayke (120,432)
57 Kumara Welgama (81,597)
58 Tudor Dayaratne (55,181)
59 Rohitha Abeygunawardhane (46,571)

JVP: (1)

60 Nandana Gunathileke (8,312)

Gampaha District

UNP: (9)

61 Karu Jayasuriya (250,912)
62 Dr. Jayalath Jayawardane (116,737)
63 Joseph Michael Perera (86,959)
64 John Amaratunga (82,326)
65 Olitha Premathiratne (81,302)
66 Suranimala Rajapakse (70,667)
67 Edward Gunasekera (60,861)
68 Sarachchandra Rajakaruna (60,776)
69 Ravindra Randeniya (56,449)

PA: (7)

70 Anura Bandaranaike (265,160)
71 Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (95,561)
72 Pandu Bandaranayake (78,614)
73 Felix Perera (73,029)
74 Sarana Gunawardhane (59,420)
75 Reggie Ranatunge (52,031)
76 Neil Rupasinghe (48,162)

JVP: (2)

77 Wjitha Herath
78 Anjan Umma

Central Province

Kandy District

UNP:(7)

79 Keheliya Rambukwella (143,235)
80 Tissa Attanayake (99,381)
81 A.H.M. Haleem (75,630)
82 Rauff Hakeem (71,094)
83 Lakshman Kiriella (70,241)
84 Chitra Manthilake (51,768)
85 Lucky Jayawardene (45,690)

PA: (4)

86 Anuruddha Ratwatte (102,906)
87 Dr. Sarath Amunugama (78,110)
88 Thilina Bandara Tennakoon (51,542)
89 Mahindananda Aluthgamage (50,618)

JVP: (1)

90 Dimuthu Bandara Abeykoon (5,957)

Nuwara Eliya District

UNP: (5)

91 Arumugam Thondaman (121,542)
92 P. Chandrasekaran (121,421)
93 Muttu Sivalingam (107,338)
94 Naveen Dissanyake (74,894)
95 K.K. Piyadasa (54,206)

PA: (2)

96 C.B. Ratnayake (49,673)
97 D.M.S.K. Dassanayake (35,504)

Matale District

UNP: (3)

98 Alick Aluvihare (79,620)
99 Ranjith Aluvihare (72,953)
100 Sanjeewa Kaviratne (37,226)

PA: (2)

101 Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (49,959)
102 Bandula S.B. Yalegama (35,450)

Southern Province

Matara District

UNP: (4)

103 Mahinda Wijesekera (95,378)
104 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardhane (81,612)
105 Justin Galappathi (60,548)
106 Sagala Gajendra Ratnayaka (57,423)

PA: (3)

107 Mangala Samaraweera (105,992)
108 Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane (64,756)
109 Mallika de Mel (60,531)

JVP: (1)

110 Jinadasa Kitulegoda (4,799)

Galle District

UNP: (5)

111 Vajira Abeywardhane (110,055)
112 Hemakumara Nanayakkara 78,590)
113 Gayantha Karunathileke (64,257)
114 Ananda Abeywickrama (50,772) 
115 Jayantha Jayaweera (49,667)

PA::(4)

116 Amarasiri Dodangoda (78,697)
117 Richard Pathirane (72,737)
118 Piyasena Gamage (54,570)
119 Ven. Baddegama Samitha (42,120)

JVP: (1)

120. Athula Indika Weerakoon - (2,938)

Hambantota District

UNP: (4)

121 Sajith Premadasa (92,536)
122 Dilip Wedaarachchi (38,972)
123 Siri Andrahennadi (26,644)
124 Ananda Kularatne (24,811)

PA: (2)

125 Mahinda Rajapakse (81,855)
126 Chamal Rajapakse (48,473)

JVP: (1)

127 Nihal Galappathi (4,514)

North Western Province

Puttalam: District 

UNP:(4)

128 Palitha Range Bandara (69,167)
129 Neomal Perera (59,805)
130 Mary Larine Perera (46,043)
131 Sugath Tissera (36,218)

PA: (3)

132 D.M. Dasanayake (47,100)
133 Milroy Fernando (35,128)
134 Dayasritha Tissera (32,457)

Kurunegala District

UNP: (8)

135 Gamini Jayawickrama Perera (141,702)
136 Johnston Fernando (114,845)
137 Indika Bandaranayake (69,513)
138 Rohitha Bogollagama (60,576)
139 D.M. Bandaranayake (52,802)
140 Upali Piyasoma (50,963)
141 Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (50,963)
142 Anura Gopallawa (48,672)

PA: (6)

143 S.B. Nawinna (78,718)
144 Salinda Dissanayake (69,963)
145 Anura Priyadarshana Yapa (67,717)
146 Jayaratne Herath (47,471)
147 T.B. Ekanayake (43,994)
148 Somakumari Tennakoon (42,918)

JVP: (1)

149 Bimal Ratnayake

North Central Province:

Anuradhapura District

UNP: (4)

150 P. Harrison (69,878)
151 Chandrani Bandara (54,969)
152 W.B. Ekanayake (51,373)
153 Lal Dharmapriya Gamage (36,609)

PA: (3)

154 Duminda Dissanayake (76,088)
155 S.M. Chandrasena (38,090)
156 Tissa Karaliyadda (35,608)

JVP: (1)

157 K.D. Lalkantha (4,304)

Polonnaruwa District

UNP: (3)

158 Earl Gunasekera (57,957)
159 H.G.P. Nelson (41,822)
160 Sidney Jayaratne (28,109)

PA: (2)

161 Maithreepala Sirisena 52,442)
162 Ananda Sarath Kumara (40,384)

Uva Province:

Badulla District:

UNP: (5)

163 W.J.M. Lokubandara (80,543)
164 Lakshman Seneviratne (46,792)
165 Ravindra Samaraweera (44,742)
166 Upali Samaraweera (43,228)
167 K. Velayudan (40,753)

PA: (3)

168 Nimal Siripala de Silva (85,273) 
169 S.A.R. Maddumabandara (36,708)
170 D.D.W. Wickremaratne (33,512)

Moneragala District

UNP: (2)

171 Ranjith Maddumabandara (38,474)
172 Ananda Kumarasiri (37,567)

PA: (3)

173 Jagath Pushpakumara (32,754)
174 Wijith Wijemuni Zoysa (30,724)
175 Sumedha Jayasena (30,239)

Sabaragamuwa Province

Kegalle District

UNP: (5)

176 Rukman Senanayake (73,594)
177 Champika D. Premadasa (57,249)
178 Kabeer Hashim (53,406)
179 Jayathilake Podinilame (46,769)
180 R.A.D. Sirisena (44,627)

PA: (3)

181 Mahipala Herath (70,934)
182 Athauda Seneviratne (56,290)
183 Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (40,290)

JVP: (1)

184 Gamini Ratnayake ( 3,631)

Ratnapura District

UNP: (5)

185 Gamini Athukorale 140,054) 
186 Susantha Punchinilame (101,033)
187 Mahinda Ratnathilake (58,265)
188 A.A. Wijetunge (43,081)
189 P. Abeynayake (38,655)

PA: (4)

190 Pavithra Wanniarachchi (84,173)
191 Premalal Jayasekera (79,742)
192 John Seneviratne (64,685)
193 Ashoka Jayawardhane (37,442)

JVP: (1)

194 Achala Suranga Jagoda (2,617)

Eastern Province:

Trincomalee District

UNP: (2)

195. Maharoof Mohommed (25,264)
196. K.M. Thowfeek (24,847)

TULF:(1)

197. R. Sampanthan (40,110)

PA: (1)

198. M.K.A.S. Gunawardena (14,911)

Batticaloa District

TULF: (3)

199. Thambirasa Thangavadivel (24,475)
200. G. Krishnapillai (20,675)
201. Joseph Pararajasingham (20,279) 

SLMC: (1)

202. Mohideen Abdul Cader (17,497)

PA: (1)

203. M.L.A.M. Hisbullah (19,787)

Digamadulla District

SLMC:(3)

204 M.H.M. Athaullah (35,523)
205 Habeeb Mohomed (34,798)
206 Anwer Ismail Mohomed Ismail (23,718)

PA: (2)

207 Ferial Ashraff (28,802)
208 A.K. Thewarapperuma (26,361)

UNP: (1)

209 P. Dayaratne (42,301)

TULF:(1)

210 Chandranesan Ariyanayagam (26,282)

Northern Province

Jaffna District

TULF:(6)

211 V. Anandasangaree (36,217)
212 S. M. Senathiraja (33,831)
213 G.Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (29,614)
214 A. Vinayagamoorthy (19,472)
215 Nadarajah Raviraj (19,472)
216 M.K. Sivajilingam (17,859) 

EPDP:(2)

217. Douglas Devananda (9,744)
218 N. Mathanarasa (7,350)

UNP: (1)

219. T.Maheswaran (11,598)

Wanni District

TULF:(3)

220. Selvan Adikkalanadan (28,548)
221. Raja Kuganeswaran (15,936)
222. Nadesan Sivashakthi Anandan (14,023)

UNP: (2)

223. Noordeen Mashoor (12,673)
224. Abdul Risath Bathiutheen (9,276)

PLOTE: (1)

225. Tharumalingam Siththarthan (4,468)



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