Thilak Rajapaksha | |
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තිලක් රාජපක්ෂ திலக் ராஜபக்ஷ | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | Ampara District |
Personal details | |
Born | Raja Manthreelage Thilak Rajapaksha 2 May 1971 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation | Physician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Branch/service | Sri Lanka Army |
Unit | Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps |
Raja Manthreelage Thilak Rajapaksha (born 2 May 1971) is a Sri Lankan physician, army officer, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Rajapaksha was born on 2 May 1971.[1] He served in the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps.[2] He was head of the Ambagahawella Regional Hospital and the Ampara Health Officer's Office and director of Ampara Regional Health Services Office.[2] He is a member of Viyathmaga (Path of the Learned), a pro-Rajapaksa, nationalist group of academics, businesspeople and professionals.[3][4]
Rajapaksha contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Ampara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[5][6][7]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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2020 parliamentary[6] | Ampara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 54,203 | Elected |