K. Thurairetnasingam
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Honourable K. Thurairetnasingam MP |
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கே. துரைரத்தினசிங்கம் | |
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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Preceded by | M. Sivasithamparam |
Assumed office 2015 |
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Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Trincomalee District |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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Born | 4 January 1941 |
Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
Other political affiliations |
Tamil National Alliance |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Religion | Hindu |
Kathirgamathamby Thurairetnasingam (Tamil: கதிர்காமத்தம்பி துரைரத்தினசிங்கம்; born 4 January 1941) is a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Thurairetnasingam was born on 4 January 1941.[1]
Career
Thurairetnasingam is a former Divisional Director of Education.[1]
Thurairetnasingam was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2001 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[2] However, in June 2002 he entered Parliament when he was appointed as a National List Member of Parliament for the TNA, replacing M. Sivasithamparam who had died on 5 June 2002.[2] He was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2004 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[3] Thurairetnasingam did not contest the 2010 parliamentary election for personal reasons.[4]
Thurairetnasingam was one of the TNA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2015 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming second amongst the TNA candidates.[5] However, after the election he was appointed as a TNA National List MP in Parliament.[6][7]
Electoral history
Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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2001 parliamentary | Trincomalee District | TNA | Not elected | |
2004 parliamentary[3] | Trincomalee District | TNA | 34,773 | Elected |
2015 parliamentary[5] | Trincomalee District | TNA | 14,779 | Not elected |
References
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