Arunchalam Aravind Kumar (Tamil: அருணாசலம் அரவிந்தகுமார்; born 17 November 1954) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
A. Aravind Kumar | |
|---|---|
அரவிந்தகுமார் අරවින්ද කුමාර් | |
| Member of Parliament for Badulla District | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Member of the Uva Provincial Council for Badulla District | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1954 |
| Political party | Up-Country People's Front |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
| Ethnicity | Indian Tamil |
| Website | http://www.aravindfoundation.com/ |
Early life
editAravind Kumar was born on 17 November 1954.[1] He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Gampola and St. Anthony's College, Katugastota.[2]
Career
editAravind Kumar is a member of the Up-Country People's Front (UCPF) and served as its finance secretary.[3][4] He was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Tamil Progressive Alliance in June 2015.[5]
Aravind Kumar contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the UCPF's candidates in Badulla District and was elected to the Uva Provincial Council (UPC).[6] He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election.[7]
Aravind Kumar contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UCPF's candidates in Badulla District but the UCPF failed to win any seats in Parliament.[8][9] He was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Badulla District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[10][11][12][13][14]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 provincial[6] | Badulla District | UCPF | 5,059 | Elected | |
| 2009 provincial[7] | Badulla District | UCPF | 7,863 | Elected | |
| 2010 parliamentary | Badulla District | UCPF | Not elected | ||
| 2015 parliamentary[15] | Badulla District | UCPF | UNFGG | 53,741 | Elected |
| 2020 parliamentary | Badulla District | UCPF | SJB | 45,491 | Elected |
References
edit- ^ "Directory of Members: A. Aravindh Kumar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Rathakrishnan elected as Leader of Upcountry People's Front". Tamil Diplomat. 10 September 2015.
- ^ Kithsiri, Piyal (20 March 2013). "Nearly 3,000 estate workers denied EPF and ETF". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Tamil Progressive Alliance elects working committee". Eye Sri Lanka. 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Preferences Badulla" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "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 Badulla District". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).