Shanakiya Rasamanickam | |
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சாணக்கியன் இராசமாணிக்கம் ශානකියා රසමානික්කම් | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Batticaloa District |
Personal details | |
Born | Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam 20 September 1990 |
Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
Other political affiliations | Tamil National Alliance |
Shanakiyan Ragul Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (born 20 September 1990) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Rasamanickam was born on 20 September 1990.[1] He is the grandson of former MP S. M. Rasamanickam.[2][3] He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.[3] He was the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's organiser in Paddiruppu.[4][5] He was an associate of the Rajapaksa regime and extremist Buddhist monk Sumanarathna, and a supporter of paramilitary leader Pillayan.[4] He is currently a member of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.[2]
Rasamanickam contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Batticaloa District but the alliance failed to win any seats in the district.[6][7] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Batticaloa District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[8][9][10]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2015 parliamentary | Batticaloa District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | Not elected | |||
2020 parliamentary[9] | Batticaloa District | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Tamil National Alliance | 33,332 | Elected |