Pathmini Sithamparanathan
Pathmini Sithamparanathan | |
|---|---|
பத்மினி சிதம்பரநாதன் | |
| Member of Parliament for Jaffna District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1954 |
| Political party | Tamil National People's Front |
Pathmini Sithamparanathan (Tamil: பத்மினி சிதம்பரநாதன்; born 26 July 1954) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former member of parliament.
Early life
[edit]Sithamparanathan was born on 26 July 1954.[1]
Career
[edit]Sithamparanathan was selected by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Jaffna District at the 2004 parliamentary election.[2] She was elected and entered Parliament.[3] In March 2010 Sithamparanathan, along with fellow TNA MPs Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and S. Kajendran, left the TNA and formed the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF).[4][5]
Sithamparanathan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[6][7] In February 2011 Sithamparanathan became one of the vice-presidents of the TNPF.[8] She contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the TNPF's candidates in Jaffna District but again the TNPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[9][10]
Electoral history
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 parliamentary[3] | Jaffna District | TNA | 68,240 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected | |
| 2015 parliamentary | Jaffna District | TNPF | Not elected |
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Pathmini Sithamparanathan". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (3 April 2010). "Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase-2". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 16 May 2010.
- ^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (17 April 2010). "T.N.A. Performs creditably in parliamentary elections". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Tamil National Peoples Front launched in Jaffna". TamilNet. 1 March 2010.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice Under Section 24(1) GENERAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1643/07. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Jaffna District Final District Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
- ^ "TNPF announces Central Committee, prepares party constitution". TamilNet. 24 February 2011.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice Under Section 24(1) GENERAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1923/03. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election - 17-08-2015 Electoral District: Jaffna Final District Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
