Sri Lankan politician (1936–1982)
Bandulahewa Senadheera (2 September 1936 – January 1982) was a Sri Lankan politician.[ 1] [ 2]
He was elected to parliament at the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977, representing the United National Party (UNP) in the newly created seat of Karandeniya . He received 17,790 votes (59% of the total vote), which was 6,903 votes clear of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, Wilson Wijetunga.[ 3] [ 4]
Bandulahewa died whilst still in office in January 1982.[ 5] His wife, Daya Sepali , was appointed by the UNP to fill his parliamentary seat.[ 6] She also died whilst still in office, when she was assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) at their home in 1988 during the second JVP insurrection .[ 7] [ 8]
^ "Hon. Senadheera, Bandulahewa, M.P." Directory of Former Members . Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Goonetilleke, T. V., ed. (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service . Parliament of Sri Lanka . p. 181.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017 .
^ "Sessional Paper". Government Publications Bureau. 1978: 98.
^ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic ] of Parliament" . The Island . Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2019 . [dead link ]
^ "Tribune". 26 (29–40). Ceylon News Service. 1982: 8.
^ Wijesinghe, Wilson (25 December 2016). "Karandeniya SLFP Chief Organiser resigns" . The Island . Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ Handunnetti, Dilrukshi; Jayasundera, Ranjith (10 February 2008). "JVP's double take on the 13th Amendment" . The Sunday Leader . Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .