Nipuna Ranawaka

Hon.
Nipuna Ranawaka
MP
නිපුණ රණවක
நிபுனா ரணவக்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024
ConstituencyMatara District
Personal details
Born (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Nipuna Ranawaka (born 1 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan businessman, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Ranawaka was born on 1 November 1990.[1][2] He is a nephew of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.[3][4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and has degree in business management.[2] He owns several businesses in the tourism sector.[2] He is a member of Nilwala Neluma Foundation.[2]

Ranawaka contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in the Matara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]

Electoral history of Nipuna Ranawaka
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2020 parliamentary[6] Matara District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 131,010 Elected
2024 parliamentary Matara District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Not elected
  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Nipuna Ranawaka". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ Padmasiri, Ranjith (9 August 2020). "Politics runs in their blood". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "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. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ de Silva, Priyan (8 August 2020). "Top performers in four districts at election". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.