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This article is about the Sri Lankan politician and trade unionist. For the Indian politician, see
K. Velayudham Nayar .
Karuppaiah Velayudam (Tamil : கருப்பையா வேலாயுதம் ; 6 April 1950 – 13 October 2015) was a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and state minister.
Early life [ edit ]
Velayudam was born on 6 April 1950.[1]
Velayudam started his trade union career as a grassroots level organizer for the Lanka Jathika Estate Workers Union (LJEWU), a trade union representing tea, rubber and other plantation workers.[2] United National Party (UNP).[3] [4] [2] [2] [5] [2] [2]
Velayudam had been a member of Uva Provincial Council (UPC) since its creation in 1988.[6] Percy Samaraweera he became the UNP's chief ministerial candidate in Uva during the 1999 provincial council election but the UNP lost control of the council to the People's Alliance .[7] 2001 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front 's (UNF) candidates in Badulla District . He was elected and entered Parliament .[8] 2004 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Badulla District but failed to get elected after coming seventh among the UNF candidates.[9]
Velayudam contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the UNP's candidates in Badulla District and was re-elected to the UPC.[10] 2009 provincial council election .[11] 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Badulla District but again failed to get elected after coming third among the UNF candidates.[12] Harin Fernando .[13] [14] 2015 presidential election he was appointed State Minister of Plantation Industries by newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena .[15] [16]
Velayudam did not contest the 2015 parliamentary election but was instead placed on the United National Front for Good Governance 's (UNFGG) list of National List candidates.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Velayudam died on 13 October 2015 at a private hospital in Chennai , India.[22] [23] [24]
Electoral history [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Thonda slams Ratnasiri as estate crisis widens" . The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (31 October 2012). "Ganeshan challenges supremacy of CWC in plantations" . The Island (Sri Lanka)
^ "Union Leadership" . Lanka Jathika Estate Workers Union. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014 .
^ "Previous Provincial Council" . Uva Provincial Council .
^ "Provincial Elections" . The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
^ a b "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
^ a b "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.
^ a b "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009.
^ a b "Preferences Badulla" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
^ a b "Parliamentary General Election – 2010 Badulla Preferences" (PDF) . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
^ "Velayudhan sworn in to replace Harin" . The Nation (Sri Lanka) the original on 15 August 2014.
^ "Velayudhan replaces Harin at parliament" . Ceylon Today the original on 13 December 2014.
^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in" . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
^ "New Cabinet takes oaths" . The Nation (Sri Lanka) the original on 18 January 2015.
^ "PART I : SECTION (I ) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 List of Persons submitted under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1923/02. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
^ "UPFA, UNP national lists announced" . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
^ "PART I : SECTION (I ) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION — 2015 Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1928/25. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
^ "UNP national list" . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
^ "State Minister Velayudan's funeral today" . Ceylon Today
^ Kogulan, Ratnam (13 October 2015). "Ex-minister Velayudhan passes away" . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
^ Santiago, Melanie (13 October 2015). "Former Minister Velayudam passes away" . News First
^ "Former Minister K.Velayutham passes away" . Daily News . Retrieved 14 October 2015 .
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